Supreme Court upholds HC bail order in arms case of GK Shamim

The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a High Court judgment that gave ousted Jubo League leader SM Golam Kibria Shamim, often known as GK Shamim, bail on December 13 last year after he was sentenced to life in jail in an arms case.

A five-member bench of the Supreme Court‍‍`s Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan, issued the ruling after dismissing a petition filed by the state challenging the HC‍‍`s bail order.

Four other judges on the bench are Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique, and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim.

The Supreme Court further directed the High Court panel, led by Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder, to hear and decide GK Shamim‍‍`s appeal against the trial court ruling that convicted and jailed him in the case, within two months.

GK Shamim cannot get released from jail following the SC order since he is arrested in three other cases.