Former Prime Minister Madhav Nepal released on Rs 3.5 million bail

Kathmandu, June 25: The Special Court has issued an order to release former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on a bail amount of Rs 3.5 million.     

Information Officer at the Special Court, Yagya Raj Regmi informed that the court issued the order following the hearing whether or not to remand him in jail for further investigation in connection with the graft case against him on the Patanjali Yogpeeth land misappropriation scam.     

"An order was issued to release former Prime Minister Nepal on bail amount of Rs 3.5 million or the same amount bank guarantee.     

A divisional bench comprising Justices, Tej Narayan Singh, Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bidur Koirala issued the order.     

Former PM Nepal's statement was recorded since Wednesday afternoon after he was physically present at the special court.     

The lawyers of both the sides then involved in the detention debate. Five layers from Nepal's side and equal number of government lawyers had presented their arguments and counter-arguments in this regard.     

The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had field a case at the special court against 93 persons, including ex-PM Nepal on the Patanjali Yogpeeth land ceiling scam.     

In the charge sheet, the former PM has been demanded a fine of Rs 185.85 million.     

A charge sheet was registered at the Special Court accusing him of committing irregularity by taking a decision of exempting ceiling in the purchase of the Patanjali Yogpeeth land during his premiership in the past.(RSS)