Legality of Pori Moni’s remand: HC to deliver verdict in January

The High Court today deferred till first week of January, the delivery of its verdict on a petition that challenged the legality of placing actress Pori Moni on remand multiple times in a narcotics case.

The HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice ASM Abdul Mobin was scheduled to pronounce the judgement on the matter today.

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But, the bench said they (judges) could not prepare the judgement by today and therefore, they will deliver the judgement after reopening of the court following its upcoming annual vacation.

Both the Appellate and HC Divisions of the Supreme Court will go for vacation from December 19 and will reopen on January 2 next year.

On October 31 this year, two lower court judges offered an unconditional apology to the HC for placing Pori Moni on remand for the second and third time in a narcotics case.