KATHMANDU, DEC 24 - The Special Court today granted bail to the detained Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader, Rabindra Nath Sharma.
The bail of Rs 23 million will cover two cases filed against him. He is expected to be a free man tomorrow once he deposits the bail.
The Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had arrested Sharma on October 21 on charges of corruption when he was a finance minister nearly eight years ago.
In yet another charge, he was allegedly involved in a 100-kg gold scam at the time he was the finance minister.
"I accept the court order. I’ll submit the bail tomorrow," Sharma told reporters at the Special Court after judges Top Bahadur Magar, Bhupa Dhoj Adhikari and Govinda Prasad Parajuli passed the order following a weeklong hearing.The order said while the bail amount in the disproportionate property case was Rs 22.5 million, the bail amount for the 100-kg gold scandal was Rs 500,000.
The court has also ordered the release of Janardan Sharma on bail.
He was the chief of the Tribhuvan International Airport when the gold scandal took place.
He has been required to submit a bail of Rs 500,000 for his release.Posted on: 2003-12-25 05:31

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