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Criminal Revision

Both the Sessions Judge and the High Court Division have concurrent powers of Criminal Revision. Unlike Civil Courts, there is no second revision in criminal Courts. Even a third party can file criminal revision and the Court can excise this power of criminal revision suo motu.

Cases

  1. Majedur Rahman versus State, Criminal Revision No. 1110 of 2019

    (On behalf of the Accused-Petitioner, Petitioner challenged the Charge Framing Order, the High Court Division was pleased to issue Rule and Stay)

  2. Md. Asad Uddin and others versus State and others Criminal Revision No. 1146 of 2020

    (On behalf of the  Petitioners, In this case, 10 Lawyers of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh challenged the disputed confessional statement of the accused who had implicated themselves in rape and killing a girl who subsequently appeared before the Court in Narayanganj.), News Link

  3. Md. Moti Matbor versus State, 73 DLR 89

    (On behalf of the Convict-Petitioner, High Court Division granted probation to the petitioner who was found guilty under the Narcotics Control Act for the first time.) News Link

  4. Sheikh Didar Hossain and others versus the State, Criminal Revision No. 260 Of 2020

    (On behalf of the Accused-Petitioner, Petitioner challenged the Charge Framing Order, the High Court Division was pleased to issue Rule and Stay)

  5. Abul Kalam and others versus the State, Criminal Revision No. 1154 of 2020

    (On behalf of the Accused-Petitioner, Petitioner challenged the Charge Framing Order, the High Court Division was pleased to issue Rule and Stay)

  6. Md. Zillur Rahman and others versus State, Criminal Revision No. 538 of 2021

    (On behalf of the Accused-Petitioner, Petitioner challenged the Charge Framing Order, the High Court Division was pleased to issue Rule and Stay)

  7. Ahmed Abdullah Khan and others versus State, Criminal Revision No. 1380 of 2021

    (On behalf of the Petitioners, In this case some of the Advocates of Supreme Court brought a Bogura Shishu Case to notice of the High Court Division under criminal revisional jurisdiction. In the Shishu Case, brother of victim was implicated for killing his brother. The Police retracted confessional statement by means of torture. The said police officer has been debarred from investigating functions.) News Link