The Appellate Division has stayed the High Court order that granted bail to Mahmudul Hasan Mohin, the prime accused in the case over murder of scrap metal trader Lal Chand alias Sohag, who was beaten to death with a stone in front of Mitford Hospital in Dhaka.
The Chamber Court of Appellate Division Justice Md Rezaul Haque passed the order following a hearing on a petition filed by the state seeking a stay on the bail.
The court stayed Mohin’s bail for six months, meaning the accused will not be released from prison for the time being.
Earlier, on 28 September, a High Court bench comprising Justice Md Ruhul Kuddus and Justice Syed Hasan Zubair granted him bail along with a rule asking why permanent bail should not be granted.
Although the bail was granted on 28 September, the matter came to light on Thurday, after which the state applied to the Appellate Division seeking a stay on the bail. Attorney General Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal represented the state during the hearing in court.
On 9 July 2025, Lal Chand was beaten to death in broad daylight on a busy road in front of Mitford Hospital in the capital. The following day, the victim’s sister, Monjuara Begum, filed a murder case at Kotwali Police Station.
The case named 19 individuals alongside 15 to 20 unidentified persons as accused.
Trial against 21 accused in the case commenced on 12 July at First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court in Dhaka. Having failed to secure bail in the lower court, accused Mahmudul Hasan Mohin had petitioned the High Court.
