The Appellate Division’s Chamber Court has set April 26 for hearing a petition seeking to stay the bail granted by the High Court to former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in multiple cases.
Chamber Judge Justice Md Rezaul Haque passed the order on Tuesday, fixing the matter for hearing before a regular bench of the Appellate Division on the scheduled date.
The cases include allegations over the killing of a Jubo Dal activist during the July movement, forgery of a judgment related to the caretaker government, and five cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Earlier, on March 8, a High Court bench of Justice Md Khairul Alam and Justice Md Sagir Hossain granted bail to Khairul Haque in four cases and issued a rule in this regard. He was later granted bail in an ACC case on March 11.
Senior lawyers Mansarul Haque Chowdhury, Sara Hossain, Motahar Hossain Saju, Sayeed Ahmed Raja and Monayem Nabi Shaheen appeared in support of the bail plea, while Deputy Attorney General Abdullah Al Mahmud represented the state.
The state later filed a petition with the Appellate Division seeking to stay the High Court’s bail order.
Meanwhile, Khairul Haque has been shown arrested in two additional cases before lower courts.
He was arrested from his Dhanmondi residence on July 24, 2025. He was later shown arrested in a case over the killing of Jubo Dal activist Abdul Qayyum Ahad in Jatrabari during the July movement.
Several other cases were also filed against him. On August 27, a case was filed with Shahbagh Police Station by Supreme Court lawyer Mujahidul Islam Shaheen, alleging forgery of a judgment related to the caretaker government. On August 25, another case was filed at Fatulla Police Station in Narayanganj by Abdul Bari Bhuiyan, a former bar leader and BNP figure.
On the same day, a similar case was filed at Bandar Police Station in Narayanganj by Nurul Islam Molla. Earlier, on August 4, the ACC filed a case against him on charges of corruption related to plot allocation.
After lower courts rejected his bail petitions in these cases, Khairul Haque moved the High Court, which later granted him bail and issued rules in five cases.
Khairul Haque was appointed the country’s 19th chief justice on September 27, 2010, assuming office on September 30. He retired on May 17, 2011, and later served as chairman of the Law Commission on three occasions.
