The High Court yesterday said it would take decision on the bail plea of the National Human Rights Commission for a businessman after seeing the police report in journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case.
The bench of Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore also set September 2 for further hearing on the matter. Attorney General Mahbubey Alam opposed the bail petition.
The top law officer of the country said the police report was supposed to be submitted before the trial court on August 13. As the investigation was going on into the sensational case, granting bail would not be correct, he argued.
NHRC’s lawyer Fouzia Karim Feroz said the commission filed the bail plea with the bench having the jurisdiction to deal with criminal matters in line with a suggestion of another bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Khurshid Alam Sarkar.
The later bench gave the suggestion on July 13 when the NHRC moved a writ plea questioning the legality of detaining Tanvir Rahman, the businessmen.
Tanvir, a friend of the slain journalist couple, was picked up on October 1, 2012. He is now in the Kashimpur high security prison.
The NHRC filed the petition keeping the request of Tanvir’s father as there is no specific allegation against the detainee.
Sagar and Runi were found dead at their rented house in the capital’s West Rajabazar on February 11, 2012.