Case Number: Writ Petition No. 4152 of 2009

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Date of filing: 2009/06/18

Petitioners

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
KarmojibiNari

Respondents

Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
IGP, Dhaka
DG, RAB

Facts

BLAST, along with other human rights organizations, filed a writ petition challenging deaths at the hands of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the name of ‘crossfire’ or ‘encounters’.

Rule/Order/Judgment

Date: 29/06/2009

Details

The High Court issued a Rule Nisi calling upon the respondents to explain within four weeks why extra-judicial killings in ‘crossfire’ or ‘encounters’ by law enforcement agencies should not be declared illegal and why departmental and criminal proceedings should not be initiated against those responsible for such killings.

Justices

Mr. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain

Mr. Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui

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Area of law

Life,
Safeguards on Arrest,
Freedom from torture,
Access to Justice,
Accountability and Institutional Reform

Keywords

Extra Judicial Killing

Relevant statute

Constitution, Articles 31, 32 and 35;

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898;

Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), 1984