The Supreme Court has ordered the government to show cause as to why Jyoti Prakash Pandey, CEO of Nepal Investment Mega Bank, should not be released on bail. Niruu Dahal had filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that her husband, Jyoti Pandey, was being detained unlawfully.
The bench led by Justice Abdul Aziz Muslim has issued the show cause order to the government. Pandey was arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau on Wednesday on charges of criminal breach of trust related to the auction of assets belonging to the Smart Cell Company.
31 Baisakh, Kathmandu.
