KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 6
The Chitwan District Court on Thursday set bail at Rs 5.4 million for former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane in connection with his alleged involvement in the embezzlement of funds from Sahara Chitwan Multipurpose Cooperative Limited.
District Judge Dayaram Dhakal ordered Lamichhane to deposit the specified amount in accordance with Section 68 of the National Criminal Procedure Code, 2074 BS. The court order states, "The defendant is to be released upon depositing the required bail amount, providing surety, or securing a bank guarantee."
The ruling followed two days of hearings, during which government prosecutors-including District Government Attorneys Rabi Neupane, Shambhu Kumar Basnet, Dasharath Pangeni, and Bholanath Niroula, alongside Assistant District Government Attorneys Buddha Bahadur Thapa and Amrit Subedi-argued the case against Lamichhane.
Representing the defense, Senior Advocates Sushil Kumar Panta, Jagannath Poudel, Dharmaraj Acharya, and Surendra Bahadur Thapa, along with Advocates Ramchandra Devkota and Dr. Narayan Dutta Kandel, presented their arguments in Lamichhane's favor.
On Tuesday, the Chitwan District Attorney's Office had filed charges against 15 individuals, including Lamichhane.
