The High Court on Thursday granted bail to Md Sohel Rana, former chief judicial magistrate of Cumilla for 30 days three hours after he was sentenced to a month in prison for contempt of court.

The HC bench of Justice Md Badruzzaman and Justice SM Masud Hossain Dolon passed the order on Thursday afternoon.

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Sohel Rana's lawyer Shah Manjurul Haque said that due to this bail order, Sohel Rana will not have to surrender before the trial court.

Earlier in the morning, the High Court (HC) sentenced Md Sohel Rana to one month in prison on charge of contempt of court.

Sohel Rana was asked to surrender before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Dhaka within seven days.

Senior advocate Shah Monjurul Haque appeared for Sohel Rana in the court while Advocate Pranay Kanti Roy appeared for the petitioner.

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He was charged with contempt of court after he disobeyed the High Court’s order to stay the proceedings of a criminal case. Despite the High Court’s order, Sohel Rana, the former chief judicial magistrate in Cumilla, continued the trial proceedings in violation of the court’s order.

Later, the High Court sought an explanation from the former chief judicial magistrate for disobeying the High Court order.

Rana submitted an explanation to the court in this regard but the High Court expressed dissatisfaction and issued a contempt of court rule against him.

Sohel Rana later sought unconditional apology from the High Court for his acts.

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However, the High Court rejected his unconditional apology and sentenced him to 30 days imprisonment.

Sohel Rana is currently attached to the Law Ministry as an additional district judge.