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Sentencing minors by mobile courts illegal: HC

Published : Wednesday, 11 March, 2020 at 6:42 PM  Count : 348

Sentencing minors by mobile courts illegal: HC

Sentencing minors by mobile courts illegal: HC


The High Court (HC) announced illegal sentencing of minors by mobile courts and scrapped conviction of 121 such child accused.

A HC division bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md Mahmud Hassan Talukder passed the verdict after holding hearing on a rule issued earlier in this regard.
Barrister Abdul Halim and Advocate Ishrat Hasan took part in the hearing for a plea filed in this regard, while Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar argued for the state.

Earlier on October 31, 2019, the High Court ordered to release minors aged less than 12, who were sentenced by mobile courts, and gave six-month bail to children aged 12 to 18 who were not sentenced by juvenile courts.

After the verdict, Barrister Halim said, “The court clearly said that the conviction of 121 minors by mobile courts is illegal. Mobile courts will not be allowed to convict any minor. If a mobile court gives sentence to any minor then it will be the violation of the constitution as per the articles 30, 35.”

He further said, “There is no law in the country in which a mobile court can sentence minors. Only juvenile court is empowered to give a sentence to minors.”

Barrister Halim said the High Court termed mobile court as “unconstitutional.”

“The court in its verdict said that with operating mobile courts in the country, now two judicial systems are running. The mobile court is acting as the parallel of country’s established judiciary system which is not only unconstitutional but also goes against the principles of democracy and human rights,” he added.


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