Dhaka/IBNS, April 30 -- The Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the High Court order on Wednesday, granting bail to Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in a sedition case, media reports said.

Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Md Rezaul Haque passed the order after hearing an appeal filed by the state counsel hours after the High Court granted him bail.

Additional Attorney General Barrister Anik R Haque represented the state.

Earlier in the day, the Bangladesh High Court granted bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in a sedition case.

Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on November 25.

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