District: Hobigonj.

In the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

High Court Division (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction)

Present:

Mr Justice Md Atoar Rahman

And

Mr Justice Md Ali Reza

Death Reference No 12 of 2018 The state

-Versus-

Ramij Ali and others

--------- condemned

Mr MD Rezaul Karim, DAG with

Ms Farhana Afroze Runa,

Mr Mohammad Abdul Aziz Masud and

Mr Md Shamim Khan, AAGs

------ for the state

Mr Muhammad Abdul Halim Kafi,

advocate with

Mr Md Jahangir Hussain

Mr Md Selim Hossen

Mr M Liton Ahmed,

Mr Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon, advocates

---- For the condemned-prisoners

Mr Md Hafijur Rahman Khan, Advocate

..State Defence Lawyer, for the two absconding condemned

With

Criminal Appeal No 4053 of 2018

Romij Ali and five others

-Versus-

The state

With

Jail Appeal No 47 of 2018

Ramiz Ali

----- condemned-prisoner-appellant

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The state

------ respondent

With

Jail Appeal No 48 of 2018

Tarique Ullah

----- condemned-prisoner-appellant

-Versus-

The state

------ respondent With

Jail Appeal No 50 of 2018

Bacchu Miah

----- condemned-prisoner-appellant

-Versus-

The state

------ respondent

With

Jail Appeal No 51 of 2018

Yousuf Ullah

----- condemned-prisoner-appellant

-Versus-

The state

------ respondent

With

Jail Appeal No 53 of 2018

Nosim Ullah

----- condemned-prisoner-appellant

-Versus-

The state

------ respondent

With

Jail Appeal No 88 of 2018 A Hannan

----- condemned-prisoner-appellant

-Versus-

The state

------ respondent Mr M Liton Ahmed, advocate with

Mr Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon, advocate

---for the condemned-prisoner-appellants

Mr MD Rezaul Karim, DAG with

Ms Farhana Afroze Runa,

Mr Mohammad Abdul Aziz Masud and

Mr Md Shamim Khan, AAGs

------ for the state

Criminal Appeal No 4937 of 2018

A Monnan and another

----- condemned-prisoner-appellants

-Versus-

The state

----- respondent

With

Jail Appeal No 49 of 2018 A Monnan

----- condemned-prisoner-appellant

-Versus-

The state

------ respondent

With

Jail Appeal No 52 of 2018 A Motalib

----- condemned-prisoner-appellant

-Versus-

The state

------ respondent Mr Mohammad Abdul Halim Kafi, advocate with

Mr Md Jahangir Hussain and

Mr Md Selim Hossen advocates --- for the condemned-prisoner-appellant Mr MD Rezaul Karim, DAG with

Ms Farhana Afroze Runa,

Mr Mohammad Abdul Aziz Masud and Mr Md Shamim Khan, AAGs

---- for the state-respondent

Heard on 08.05.2024, 16.05.2024, 23.05.2024, 30.05.2024 and 06.06.2024

Judgment delivered on 04.07.2024

Md Atoar Rahman, J:

The Criminal Appeal No 4053 of 2018 at the instance

of the condemned-prisoners Ramij Ali, Torik Ullah, Bachchu Miah, Yousuf Ali, Nosim Ullah and A Hannan and the Criminal Appeal No 4937 of 2018 at the instance of the condemned-prisoners A Monnan and A Motlib and also the Jail Appeals No 47 of 2018, 48 of 2018, 50 of 2018, 51 of 2018, 53 of 2018, 88 of 2018, 49 of 2018 & 52 of 2018 at their instance respectively are directed against the judgment and order of convictions and sentences dated 31.01.2018 passed by

the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Habigonj in Sessions Case No 45 of 2004, arising out of Baniachong Police Station Case No 21(10)2001, corresponding to GR Case No 634 of 2001. By the impugned judgment and order the learned trial judge convicted the condemned-prisoners-appellants and two others namely A Rahman and A Salam (absconding) under sections 143, 341, 302/34 of the Penal Code and sentenced each of them to death under section 302 of the Penal Code. The learned trial judge also made a reference being Death Reference No 12 of 2018 to the High Court Division under section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (hereinafter called ‘the Code’) for confirmation of the death se