Jhumon Das gets bail in digital security case

The High Court on Thursday granted interim bail for a year to Jhumon Das in a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act.

A division bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice KM Zahid Sarwar passed the order. On Tuesday, the High Court fixed Thursday for passing an order on the bail petition of Jhumon in the case. Advocates ZI Khan Panna, Nahid Sultana and Ashraf Ali appeared for Jhumon, while assistant attorney general Mohammad Mizanur Rahman represented the state.

“The High Court granted bail to Jhumon, but he has been barred from leaving the country without the court’s permission,” Mizanur told reporters.

Jhumon has been in judicial custody since March 22, when he was arrested for posting defamatory remarks about then Hefazat leader Mamunul Haque on his Facebook page.