Supreme Court of Bangladesh

High Court Division

[Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction]

Present:

Mr. Justice S. M. Emdadul Hoque

And

Mr. Justice Md. Bashir Ullah

Death Reference No. 130 of 2017

with

Jail Appeal No.296 of 2021

The State

… petitioner

-Vs-

Md. Rafiqul Islam Rafique

… condemned-prisoner

Mr. Arobinda Kumar Roy, Deputy Attorney General with Mr. Zahid Ahammad (Hero),

Mr. Abu Naser (Swapon) and

Mr. Mirza Mohammaed Soyeb Muhit, AAGs

---for the State

Mr. Md. Hafizur Rahman Khan, State Defence Lawyer

... for the condemned-prisoner. Heard on 12.09.2023 and 13.09.2023

Judgment on 19.09.2023.

Md. Bashir Ullah, J.

The Additional Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Kishoreganj has made this death reference under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Code) for confirmation of the death sentence awarded upon the condemned-prisoner Md. Rafiqul Islam Rafique on 28-09-2017 in Sessions Case No.188 of 2016 arising out of Bhairab Police Station case No. 30 dated 24.04.2015 corresponding

to G.R No. 302(2) of 2015 under section 302 of the Penal Code, 1860 with a fine of Tk.5000/-.

The condemned-prisoner preferred Jail Appeal No. 296 of 2021 through the concerned jail author