A total of 54,677 accused, including 651 children secured bail from virtual courts in 40 working days since May 11 and the courts heard 1, 07,037 bail petitions in this period.
Moreover, 4,915 people also have secured bail from lower courts across the country virtually from July 5 to July 9. Besides, hearings on 11,514 bail petitions were held online during this period.
Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman confirmed the matter to The Business Post on Sunday (July 12).
The virtual court functions started on May 11 after a hiatus of 46 days over coronavirus and subsequent lockdown in order to deal with urgent cases.
The regular activities of courts across the country, including Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court, remained closed since March 26 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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