Nazrul a State Prisoner

When the police came to the office of Dhumketu on 8th Nov 1922, Nazrul was not present. He went to Samastipur in Bihar. At that time Giribala Devi with her daughter Pramila was at that place at her bruther's house. Nazrul along with Giribala and Pramila stayed for two days in Belur enroute to Coomilla In Coomilla Nazrul was arrested on 23rd Nov 1922 and was taken to Presidency jail at Calcutta.On the same date.On 25th Nov Nazrul was brought to the Chief Magistrate Court Of Sweenhoe and the date of his hearing was fixed on 29th Nov. Advocate Malin Mukhopadhyay stood on behalf of  Nazrul free of any charge. On the same date Yugabani was confiscated .

In the same case the printer and publisher of Dhumketu Afzalul Haq was released on bail and would act as Approver against Nazrul. During the procedure of the case Nazrul supporting his own stand composed in Presidency jail on 7th Jan 1923. His given statement was at follows;

Magistrate Sweenhoe gave his verdict on 16th Jan 1923. Nazrul was convicted for one year rigorous imprisonment. o long Nazrul was at Presidency Jail but after his conviction he was shifted to Alipore Central Jail. The issue of 27th Jan 1923 of Dhumketu was published as "Kazi Nazrul Issue." In that issue, the statement of deposition of the state prisoner Nazrul, the news of eclipse of Dhumketu, and profile of Nazrul.. In that issue Biraja Sundari, as good as mother of Nazrul, wrote a poem "Mayer Ashis" titled "Sreeman Kazi Nazrul Islam"