Last Change:
08/18/2025
The Mobile Court Act, 2009
Year: 2009
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Liberty & security of person
Link to external source:
https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2009/bn/148288?prevDestination=search&prevPath=/search?keywords=The+Mobile+Court+Act%2C+2009&order=desc&sm_country_name%5B%5D=Bangladesh&sort=score&result=result-148288-en
Description
The Mobile Court Act, of 2009 was brought into force on February 24, 2009. The act contains 17 sections that empower executive magistrates to, on the spot, take into cognizance and try for some offenses, specified in the schedule of the Act to efficiently prevent crimes throughout, according to its preamble and section 4. Executive Magistrates are given the power to take steps by linking section 509 of the Penal Code in the schedule of the mobile court act to resist and prevent eve-teasing and sexual harassment of girls and women.