The High Court has deferred its judgement on the rule over the compensation to Jaha Alam until Wednesday (September 30).
Jaha Alam had been in jail for three years instead of the real accused in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for misappropriating Sonali Bank money.
A High Court bench comprising Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader fixed the new date on Tuesday.
Earlier on September 23, the HC fixed September 29 to deliver its judgment on the rule over the compensation to Jaha Alam.
The matter was placed in the cause list of the bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader for September 29.
On February 12, the HCD issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why directives should not be given to provide compensation to Tangail Jute Mill worker Jaha Alam in the loan default case filed by the ACC.
The case has been kept pending (VC) for hearing.
Advocate Asaduzzaman and Barrister Sheikh Mohammad Jakir Hossain appeared for Brac Bank and Sonali Bank respectively.
On April 10, 2012, the ACC filed a case with Dhanmondi Police Station for embezzling Tk 18 crore of Sonali Bank.
On February 28, 2015, the ACC submitted charge sheet against Jaha Alam.
During the investigation, Nazrul Islam alias Safdar Hossain alias Sagar, who was arrested in this connection from Manikganj district, gave a confessional statement with detail of misappropriating 20 crore taka from 10 banks.
ACC submitted charge sheet against Aminul Haque Sardar, son of Shamsul Haque of Manikganj district in the case. Later, Aminul surrendered before the court on April 1, last year and since then he is in prison.
Jaha Alam was freed from jail on February 4 after the HC acquitted him off 26 cases in which charges had been pressed against him.
The jute mill worker had been in jail since February 2016 in ACC cases for misappropriating Sonali Bank money. The real accused, Abu Salek, is absconding.
Jaha Alam was released after the HC issued a suo moto order and asked the ACC to submit case documents in the form of affidavits.
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