The High Court has acquitted former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar in a case related to the acquisition of assets beyond his known source of income.
The ruling was issued on Wednesday by a single-judge bench of the High Court of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah, after hearing Babar's appeal against an eight-year prison sentence.
Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir represented Babar during the court proceedings, with assistance from lawyer Zayed bin Amjad.
The case concerning illegal asset acquisition and information concealment was filed on January 13, 2008, with Ramna police station by Mirza Zahidul Alam, an assistant director of the Anti-Corruption Commission's integrated district office in Chittagong-1.
On October 12, 2021, Judge Mohammad Shahidul Islam of Dhaka's Special Judge Court-7 sentenced Babar to eight years in prison for illegal asset acquisition and concealment of information.
Babar subsequently appealed to the High Court, seeking acquittal from the charges.