KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The hearing on the case against Sandeep Lamichhane, former captain of the Nepali national cricket team, has been deferred.
The hearing of the case of Sandeep Lamichhane, accused of raping a minor, was scheduled today.
Patan High Court defers hearing on cricketer Lamichhane’s case
The hearing was not held today after Senior Advocate Sunita Regmi filed an application to defer the payment on behalf of the accused minor.
On November 4, a single bench of Judge Madhav Prasad Ghimire at Kathmandu District Court had ordered Sandeep to be sent to prison for a preliminary investigation. Sandeep's lawyer filed an appeal at the Patan High Court against the decision.
On January 12, the Patan High Court overturned the Kathmandu District Court's decision to send it to prison for trial. The High Court ordered Sandeep to be released on bail of Rs 2 million with various conditions. He was released on bail from Central Jail in Sundhara on January 13.
