The remaining legal practitioners of the writ petitioner will argue today. After their arguments are over, the government side will argue.
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The habeas corpus petition of former Prime Minister and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister and Congress member Ramesh Lekhak is being heard today.
The hearing began on Sunday in the bench of Justices Binod Sharma and Sunil Kumar Pokharel. Oli and Lekhak are arguing on behalf of the latter.
Senior advocates Tikaram Bhattarai and Chandrakant Gyawali argued on Sunday. The remaining legal practitioners of the writ petitioner will argue today. After their arguments, the government side will argue.
A team including Deputy Attorney General Sanjiv Raj Regmi is preparing to argue on behalf of the government. After the government lawyers, there will be a rebuttal argument. Only then will the court pronounce its decision.
The Kathmandu District Court has given them five days for investigation on Sunday, while the Supreme Court is giving priority to the hearing. After the arguments, a decision will be made on whether to keep them in detention or release them. If the Supreme Court issues a writ of habeas corpus, they will be released, but if it is dismissed, they will remain in detention for some time.
The report of the Gauri Bahadur Karki-led commission formed to investigate the Gen-G protests on 23 and 24 Bhadra had recommended action against Oli and the writer under Sections 181 and 182 of the Criminal Code. Section 181 states that ‘no one shall kill another by negligent act’ and Section 182 states that ‘no one shall kill another by negligent act’. If the offence under Section 181 is confirmed, there is a provision for imprisonment for 3 to 10 years and a fine of 30,000 to 100,000 rupees, while Section 182 provides for imprisonment for up to two years and a fine of up to 30,000 rupees.
