TDS Desk:

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule questioning why former International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) leader Chinmoy Krishna Das should not be granted bail in a sedition case.

A High Court bench of Justice Md Ataur Rahman and Justice Md Ali Reza issued a two-week rule regarding his bail.

Advocates Apurba Kumar Bhattacharya and Prabir Ranjan Haldar represented the bail petition in court, while Additional Attorney General Anik R Haque and Additional Attorney General Arshadur Rouf appeared for the state.

On October 25, 2024, Chinmoy Krishna Das led a large gathering of the Sanatan community in Chittagong.

A few days later, on October 31, a sedition case was filed against him over allegations of dishonoring the national flag.

Eighteen others were also named as accused in the case.