The High Court on Wednesday warned former superintendent of police in Kushtia SM Tanvir Arafat for misbehaving with senior judicial magistrate Mohsin Hasan while on their election duty on January 16.
A virtual bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman passed the order, discharging a rule it had issued earlier in this regard.
“The court warned SM Tanvir Arafat to be careful in discharging his professional duties in future,” Deputy Attorney General Amir Das Gupta told BSS.
Advocate Munshi Moniruzzaman defended the police official before the court, while Advocate Ishrat Hasan argued against him.
Tanvir, now posted in Barishal, misbehaved with senior judicial magistrate Mohsin Hasan on January 16 at Bheramara Pilot Model High School.
The High Court on January 20 asked the then Kushtia SP to appear before it on January 25 to explain his conduct.
The court also issued a rule on suo moto, asking the SP to explain as to why actions shall not be taken against him for contempt of court.
Tanvir on January 25 appeared before the court and offered an unconditional apology. He also promised that such mistakes will not be repeated in future.
