Case Number: Writ Petition No. 7578 of 2003

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Date of filing: 2003/12/29

Petitioners

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)

Respondents

Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare
DG, Department of Social Service
IGP, Lalbag, Dhaka

Facts

BLAST filed a writ petition impugning the prolonged detention of 155 under-trial prisoners in Dhaka Central Jail, based on a news report published in the Daily Star. BLAST also submitted a supplementary affidavit furnishing a detailed list of 7409 persons languishing in custody without trial for an indefinite period. The Deputy Attorney General filed a report from the Additional Inspector General of Prisons which admitted that among those 7402, there were 118 women and 214 children below the age of eighteen years.

Rule/Order/Judgment

Date: 03/08/2004

Details

The High Court delivered judgment on 03.08.2004 directing compliance with the earlier direction made in Suo Moto Order No. 248 of 2003 and directing the respondents to report compliance within six months.

Justices

Mr. Justice Md. Abdul Matin

Mr. Justice Tariq Ul- Hakim.

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Reference

57 DLR (2005) 11

Area of law

Children’s Rights,
Fair Trial

Keywords

Unlawful Detention

Relevant statute

Constitution, Articles 31, 32, 35 (3);