High Court Patan ordered his release on bail of Rs. 28 lakh in two separate cases.
Durga Prasai, a well-known medical entrepreneur, has been released from Dillibazar prison following a bail order issued by the High Court Patan. He was released on Monday afternoon after depositing the court-specified Rs. 28 lakh bail amount. The prison administration finalized his release process nearly two hours after he submitted the bail.
Prasai attempted to address the media upon his release, but police instructed the vehicle he was traveling in to move forward, preventing any public statement.
Two separate cases had been filed against Prasai — one related to banking offenses and another tied to violent protests during a pro-monarchy demonstration held on Chaitra 15. In the banking offense case, a joint bench of Judges Sudarshan Dev Bhatt and Munendra Prasad Awasthi of the High Court Patan set bail at Rs. 25 lakh. While noting that Prasai could not be declared innocent at this stage, the court considered his ongoing cancer treatment and granted conditional release.
In the second case, linked to the protest movement, a separate bench comprising Judges Tank Prasad Gurung and Dilliratna Shrestha ordered his release on Rs. 3 lakh bail.
Earlier, the Kathmandu District Court had sent Prasai to pre-trial detention on charges including crimes against the state, attempted murder, manslaughter, and criminal disturbance. He had been held in Dillibazar Jail since then. Prasai later appealed to the High Court Patan, which ultimately led to his release.
This article was originally published on https://bajarkochirfar.com. Translated with the help of AI and reviewed by our editorial team.
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