SC upholds 6-month bail of Bodi

The Supreme Court today upheld an order of the High Court that granted a six-month bail to convicted Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi in a corruption case clearing the way for his walk out of jail.

The bail order of Bodi was upheld as Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed no order on a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission seeking a stay on the HC bail order to Bodi.

Following the SC order, Bodi’s bail will remain in force, Nashreen Siddiqa Lina, a lawyer for Bodi, told The Daily Star.

So, there is no legal bar for Bodi to walk out of jail as per the today’s SC order, she said.

On November 9, the HC granted bail to Bodi for six months in the corruption case.

Dhaka Special Judge's Court-3 on November 2 convicted Bodi and sentenced him to three years' imprisonment for “concealing” and “deliberately providing false” wealth statement to the ACC in March 2014.

It also fined Bodi Tk 10 lakh and said in default, he would have to spend three more months in jail.