"Patan High Court"

#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#11250490

18 May 2024

Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is bowling in the net as part of his practice for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, at the practice zone of TU International Cricket Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 18, 2024. Lamichhane is lately being acquitted by Patan High Court in the case of raping a minor. The former captain is being suspended by the cricket governing body, which is lifted in the second week of May 2024 after the court gives him a clean chit in the rape case.

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#11250491

18 May 2024

Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is bowling in the net as part of his practice for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, at the practice zone of TU International Cricket Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 18, 2024. Lamichhane is lately being acquitted by Patan High Court in the case of raping a minor. The former captain is being suspended by the cricket governing body, which is lifted in the second week of May 2024 after the court gives him a clean chit in the rape case.

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#11250492

18 May 2024

Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is playing a shot in the net as part of his practice for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, at the practice zone of TU International Cricket Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 18, 2024. Lamichhane is recently acquitted by Patan High Court in a case of raping a minor. The former captain is suspended by the cricket governing body, which is lifted in the second week of May 2024 after the court gives him a clean chit in the rape case.

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#11250493

18 May 2024

Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is playing a shot in the net as part of his practice for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, at the practice zone of TU International Cricket Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 18, 2024. Lamichhane is recently acquitted by Patan High Court in a case of raping a minor. The former captain is suspended by the cricket governing body, which is lifted in the second week of May 2024 after the court gives him a clean chit in the rape case.

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#11250494

18 May 2024

Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is playing a shot in the net as part of his practice for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, at the practice zone of TU International Cricket Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 18, 2024. Lamichhane is recently acquitted by Patan High Court in a case of raping a minor. The former captain is suspended by the cricket governing body, which is lifted in the second week of May 2024 after the court gives him a clean chit in the rape case.

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#11250495

18 May 2024

Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is bowling in the net as part of his practice for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, at the practice zone of TU International Cricket Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 18, 2024. Lamichhane is lately being acquitted by Patan High Court in the case of raping a minor. The former captain is being suspended by the cricket governing body, which is lifted in the second week of May 2024 after the court gives him a clean chit in the rape case.

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#11243400

16 May 2024

Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's leg spinner cricketer, is attending a briefing to the media and supporters after being acquitted in a rape case at Patan High Court in Lalitpur, on May 15, 2024.

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#11243401

16 May 2024

Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's leg spinner cricketer, is attending a briefing to the media and supporters after being acquitted in a rape case at Patan High Court in Lalitpur, on May 15, 2024.

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#11243402

16 May 2024

Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's leg spinner cricketer, is attending a briefing to the media and supporters after being acquitted in a rape case at Patan High Court in Lalitpur, on May 15, 2024.

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#11243403

16 May 2024

Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's leg spinner cricketer, is attending a briefing to the media and supporters after being acquitted in a rape case at Patan High Court in Lalitpur, on May 15, 2024.

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#11243404

16 May 2024

Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's leg spinner cricketer, is attending a briefing to the media and supporters after being acquitted in a rape case at Patan High Court in Lalitpur, on May 15, 2024.

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#11243405

16 May 2024

Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's leg spinner cricketer, is attending a briefing to the media and supporters after being acquitted in a rape case at Patan High Court in Lalitpur, on May 15, 2024.

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#11243406

16 May 2024

Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's leg spinner cricketer, is attending a briefing to the media and supporters after being acquitted in a rape case at Patan High Court in Lalitpur, on May 15, 2024.

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#11243407

16 May 2024

Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's leg spinner cricketer, is attending a briefing to the media and supporters after being acquitted in a rape case at Patan High Court in Lalitpur, on May 15, 2024.

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