KATHMANDU: The Patan High Court has ordered the release of the former captain of the Nepali national cricket team, Sandeep Lamichhane, on bail.
He was accused of raping a minor.
Sandeep filed a petition in the Patan High Court against the order of the Kathmandu District Court to keep him in custody and proceed with the proceedings in the rape case.
On Thursday, in the same application, a joint bench of Justice Dhruba Raj Nanda and Ramesh Dhakal gave the orders to release Lamichhane on bail.
Lamichhane’s lawyer Saroj Ghimire said that the court ordered him to be released on a bond of Rs 20 lakhs.
Meanwhile,the Patan High Court has ordered Lamichhane to not contact the victim.
Court registrar Thagindra Kattel said that the court has ordered Lamichhane not to contact the 17-year-old rape victim.
According to him, Sandeep will be sent to jail again if he contacted the victim.
Meanwhile, the court has also barred Sandeep from flying abroad.
He is also required to seek permission to leave the Kathmandu Valley.
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