KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 27 The High Court Patan has ordered the release of former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who is accused of involvement in gold smuggling through VEP, on a bail amount of Rs 2 million. A division bench comprising Justices Arjun Prasad Koirala and Tejendra Prasad Sharma Sapkota issued the order on Thursday. Mahara had been arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police in the second week of October. The order states that the Kathmandu District Court's decision to remand Mahara to judicial custody did not comply with legal requirements.