The Supreme Court today stayed for four weeks a High Court verdict that granted bail to Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Md Salim, in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in the capital's Dhanmondi in October last year.

Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC, Justice Obaidul Hassan, passed the stay order following a petition filed by the state, challenging the HC judgement.

The apex court chamber judge asked the state to move a regular leave-to-appeal petition before its full bench in four weeks against the HC verdict. 

Erfan Salim's lawyer Sayed Ahmed Raza told The Daily Star that his client cannot be released from jail following the apex court's stay order.

Additional Attorney General Sheikh Md Morshed appeared for the state.

Following a bail petition filed by Erfan, the HC on March 18 granted permanent bail to him in the case.

Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy filed the case with Dhanmondi Police Station on October 25, against Erfan and three others -- AB Siddique Dipu, Md Zahid, and Md Mizanur Rahman -- for attacking him.

A team of Rapid Action Battalion conducted a drive at Erfan's house in Old Dhaka and arrested him the same day.

The state filed the petition with the Appellate Division on March 23 challenging the HC verdict that granted bail to Erfan in the case.

The Attorney General's office submitted the petition on behalf of the state seeking stay on the HC verdict.