Kathmandu, January 12
The Patan High Court has released rape-accused cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane on Rs 2 million bail.
A division bench of Dhruva Raj Nanda and Ramesh Dhakal, on Thursday, heard Lamichhane’s appeal for release and decided to let him fight the legal battle staying out of jail.
Previously, the Kathmandu District Court had sent him to judicial custody until the final verdict. Dissatisfied with the decision, the former captain of the national cricket team filed an appeal at the high court, seeking revision.
Despite releasing Lamichhane, the court has restricted him from going abroad until the final verdict.
Sandeep Lamichhane rape charge: What happened when?
2022
September 6: A 17-year-old girl files a complaint against the then captain of the Nepal national cricket team, Sandeep Lamichhane, accusing him of raping her.
September 8: Kathmandu police receive an arrest warrant against him.
September 8: Cricket Association of Nepal suspends Lamichhane from the team.
September 9: Lamichhane leaves his CPL team, saying he would return home soon.
September 11: The Department of Immigration blacklists rape-accused cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane so that the police can arrest him as soon as he enters the country.
September 25: Lamichhane says he is in isolation to deal with stress but will return to defend the case.
September 26: Nepal Police circulates a diffusion notice among all Interpol members, seeking help to arrest him.
October 6: Lamichhane arrives in Nepal to get arrested.
October 10: Lamichhane gets remanded for seven days to let the police continue the investigation.
October 13: The remand is extended by five days.
October 19: The remand is extended by four days again.
October 23: The remand is extended by two days.
October 31: The government attorney’s office files a lawsuit, demanding a jail sentence of 10 to 12 years, against Sandeep Lamichhane
November 4: The cricket star is sent to judicial custody until the final verdict.
2023
January 12: Patan High Court orders to release him on bail.
