The Supreme Court yesterday fixed today for passing orders on two petitions against a High Court verdict granting bail to Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in two cases.

The four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha set the date after hearing government petitions seeking stay on the bail.

On August 30 and November 10, the HC granted the bail in the cases filed on charge of sedition and provoking the armed forces to topple the government.

Manna was arrested on February 25, 2015, a day after his phone conversations with BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka regarding strengthening the anti-government movement was leaked.

That day, a case was filed against him for instigating the armed forces to topple the government.

On March 5 last year, Gulshan police lodged the sedition case against him.