HC angers over SP’s phone call

Staff Reporter  :
The High Court on Monday expressed its anger since an official of the rank of SP of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) directly called the senior judge regarding a case.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Badruzzaman and Justice S M Masud Hossain Dolon expressed its anger saying that the SP’s conduct is contempt of the court.
Earlier on April 3 this year, the High Courtordered the authorities concerned to suspend investigation officer Masudur Rahman who submitted a charge sheet of a murder case of the Manikganj Sadar Police Station within 42 hours, after completing it within only 24 hours.

Police Superintendent (SP) of Manikganj was asked to comply with the order and the investigation officer was asked to be on suspension till further order of the court.
The court directed the Chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to reinvestigate the case. It also fixed June 5 for further hearing on the matter and asked the concerned authorities to comply with the orders by this time.
On Monday, the new investigation officer of the murder case prayed to the court to grant him more time for completing the charge sheet. Then the High Court bench made its remark.
Justice Md Badruzzaman, senior judge of the bench, said that a police superintendent called him over phone for several times regarding the case. “This is unexpected and contempt of court”, said the judge without disclosing the name of the police official.

Deputy Attorney General Sujit Chatterjee Bappi who represented the state in the case hearing told the court that he would inform the matter to the higher authority.
After the hearing, the HC bench granted time till July 17 to the investigation officer.
Md Rubel, 22, was killed in a hatchery of Kaitora village of Manikganj Sadar in the night of September 23 last year. Victim’s wife filed a murder case the next day accusing a person named Sohel who was arrested later.
Meanwhile, sub-inspector Masudur Rahman completed the investigation of the case within only 24 hours after filing of the case, and submitted the charges sheet in the court within 42 hours of case filing. A national daily reported on March 2 in 2023 about this incredible investigation.

Plaintiff of the case Chompa Akter and accused Sohel on March 5 filed a revision petition with the HC annexing the published report. Upon primary hearing on the petition the High Court on March 15 summoned the investigation officer of the case.

Masudur had been asked to appear before the court on April 3 with all documents of the case. The court held hearing on the matter again on that day after the investigation officer had appeared before the court complying earlier order.