A. S. M. Abdul Mobin
A. S. M. Abdul Mobin | |
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| Born | February 5, 1959 |
| Occupation | Justice |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Known for | Justice on the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court |
A. S. M. Abdul Mobin serves as a justice on the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Born on 5 February 1959, Abdul Mobin earned bachelor's degrees in both arts and law.
Career
Abdul Mobin initiated his legal career in district courts on 8 March 1985 and progressed to practice in the High Court Division by 26 February 1989. He was admitted to the Appellate Division on 13 December 2009. On 31 May 2018, he received his appointment as an additional judge of the Bangladesh High Court.
In September 2019, together with Justice Farid Ahmed, Abdul Mobin refused bail to a former director of the Anti-Corruption Commission who faced allegations of accepting a bribe amounting to 4.5 million BDT from ex-deputy inspector general Mizanur Rahman.
In March 2020, Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique granted permanent bail to ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia in a defamation suit concerning remarks about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and casualties during the Bangladesh Liberation War; however, this bail was revoked within two hours following a government appeal. Later that year in September, Abdul Mobin alongside Justice Krishna Debnath acquitted eight former Rajarbagh Police Telecom employees due to insufficient evidence in a colleague’s death case dating back to 2006. In November, they reduced the death penalty to life imprisonment for Russell, convicted of murdering his former partner at the University of Barishal. In December, their bench overturned death sentences for three individuals found guilty of killing a six-year-old boy, citing coerced confessions; subsequently, the Appellate Division stayed this decision after a government challenge.
In February 2022, Abdul Mobin and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim granted bail to a 17-year-old Hindu girl detained under the Digital Security Act for a Facebook post. By June 2022, Abdul Mobin along with Justice Md Atoar Rahman stayed three cases filed under the Digital Security Act against journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol.