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High Court orders to release cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane on bail

January 12, Kathmandu: The Patan High Court on Thursday issued an order to release rape-accused suspended national cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane on a bail amount of Rs 2 million.

A division bench of judges Ramesh Dhakal and Dhruba Raj Nanda issued the order to release Lamichhane on bail.

He appealed at Patan High Court for review after Kathmandu District Court’s decision to keep Lamichhane in custody for further investigation.

The Registrar at Patan High Court, Dhagindra Kattel, informed that Lamichhane was ordered that he could leave the Kathmandu Valley only after the permission of the District Police Office, Kathmandu.

The process to release him on bail will begin Friday morning.

A 17-year-old girl filed a case against cricketer Lamichhane, accusing him of rape on October 31, 2022.

The District Office of Attorney Kathmandu filed the case against Lamichhane, demanding his imprisonment of 10 to 12 years on the rape charge.

However, Lamichhane has been denying the accusation. He was held by Nepal Police from the Tribhuvan International Airport on October 6, 2022.

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