The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday ordered five accused in Arnab murder case to surrender before the lower court.
The four-member top court bench led by Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana passed the order after permitting the prosecution to lodge an appeal against a High Court verdict that acquitted the five accused.
Moreover, the bench also directed the lower court to grant bail to the accused after their surrender, Khurshid Alam Khan, the lawyer of the petitioner told the Dhaka Tribune.
According to the case statement, Arnob Das, 8, of Kaliganj upazila’s Saihati village was found dead on June 21, 2000 after Mukul Gazi had taken the child in the name of giving a parrot.