The Supreme Court (SC) today adjourned till August 13 the hearing on a state appeal against the High Court judgment that acquitted all the people convicted by the lower court in murder and explosives substances act cases filed over the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004.
A six-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order after holding a hearing on the matter today.
Additional Attorney Generals Mohammad Abdul Jabber Bhuiyan, Mohammad Arshadur Rouf and Aneek Rushd Haque, and Deputy Attorney General Abdullah Al Mahmud moved the plea for the state. Senior Advocate SM Shahjahan and Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir argued for the defence.
The apex court on June 1, 2025, granted a leave to appeal petition filed against the High Court judgment that had acquitted all the people convicted by the lower court in the two cases.
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