The Money Laundering Investigation Department has used the Criminal Procedure Code 2074 BS as the basis for arresting former Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arju Rana Deuba. In the letter submitted by the Commission to the Kathmandu District Court last Monday for the arrest of the Deuba couple,  Sub-sections (2) and (4) of Section 9 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2074 BS, Section 15A of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2064 BS, and Section 16 of the Act, Sub-section (1) (a) have been mentioned         Based on the department's letter of request, the bench of Judge Mahendra Bahadur Karki of the court granted the arrest warrant on Tuesday   The Deuba couple are abroad     Kantipur has obtained a copy of the arrest warrant . An arrest warrant was issued against them on Wednesday for investigation into the crime of money laundering.

The commission's letter states, 'In the course of the investigation into the crime of money laundering in the present matter, it is necessary to arrest former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, who are natives of Ganyapadhura Rural Municipality Ward No. 2, Dadeldhura District and currently reside in Budhanilkantha Municipality Ward No. 2, Kathmandu District, and their arrest warrant is hereby requested in accordance with Sub-sections (2) and (4) of Section 9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 2074, Section 15A of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2064, and the following clause (a) of Sub-section (1) of Section 16 of the Act to arrest them and investigate the crime of money laundering.'