{"id":672,"date":"2026-05-27T08:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=672"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:13:26","slug":"nepal-sc-orders-not-to-arrest-former-pm-deuba-and-his-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/nepal-sc-orders-not-to-arrest-former-pm-deuba-and-his-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal: SC orders not to arrest former PM Deuba and his wife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( The Indian View team) : <\/strong>The Supreme Court of Nepal directed the concerned government authorities not to arrest former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his spouse, former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba. According to sources, the Deuba couple are staying abroad. The Kathmandu District Court had issued arrest warrants against the Deubas on April 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the top court\u2019s ruling, the district court\u2019s order has automatically been nullified.The top court responded to a writ petition filed on behalf of the Deubas, a division bench of Justices Mahesh Sharma Poudel and Nityananda Pandey issued the interim order on Monday after hearing arguments presented by both the petitioners and the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 19, a single bench of Justice Meghraj Pokharel had issued a show-cause order directing the respondents (government) to submit written explanations. Although the petitioners had sought an interim order to stay any arrest on the grounds that an investigation into a money-laundering offence was underway, the Supreme Court initially declined to grant immediate interim relief, observing that it would be appropriate to decide the matter only after hearing arguments from both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi ( The Indian View team) : The Supreme Court of Nepal directed the concerned government authorities not to arrest former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his spouse, former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba. According to sources, the Deuba couple are staying abroad. 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