The court also granted the petition filed for exempting Dr Kamal and 11 others from appearing in person before the court on different dates of the case.

Dr Kamal and 11 others were present in the court during the passing of the order regarding exemption from appearing in person.

After scrutinising the case docket (CD) and other relevant documents, Metropolitan Magistrate Towfiqul Islam accepted the charge sheet and issued an arrest warrant against another accused Habibur Rahman, an outsider, as he has been absconding since the incident.

Earlier on December 22 last year, Detective Branch (DB) Inspector Naimur Rahman, who is also the investigation officer (IO), pressed charges against 13 including Dr Kamal, Amir and Rokan, showing 28 people as prosecution witnesses.

The other charge sheeted defendants are former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) secretary advocate Enayetur Rahim, former SCBA vice president advocate Subrata Chowdhury, barrister Tania Amir and advocates Sheikh Awsafur Rahman, Subrata Saha, Khairul Alam Pipul, Mohammad Khasruzzaman, Suhrawardi and Syed Mamun Mahbub.

Barrister Omar Sadat, son-in-law of BNP leader and former minister Shahjahan Siraj, filed the with the CMM's Court on December 4 naming four lawyers and against 50 to 60 other unidentified lawyers and others for vandalising the offices of the chief justice and the attorney general, and also for disturbing court proceedings on November 30.

Those named in the complaint are Rokanuddin Mahmud, Enayetur Rahim, Subrata Chowdhury and Sheikh Awsafur Rahman.

But the IO pressed charges against Dr Kamal and eight others, as their involvement with the incident was found during the investigation of the case.

In his complaint, Omar Sadat said Rokan asked the accused lawyers and outsiders to vandalise the chief justice's chamber, courtrooms and other public property, and also to threaten the attorney general.

The vandalism on the SC premises took place after the chief justice stayed the proceedings of three writ petitions minutes before a HC bench was about to issue a rule on a writ challenging the legality of the president's takeover as chief adviser to the caretaker government.

Leaders of the 14-party alliance and other political parties filed the writ petitions that also challenged the chief adviser's activities and announcement of the schedule for the next general election.