17 February 2020, Kathmandu
Kathmandu District Court on Monday acquitted former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara in an attempt to rape case. A single bench of Judge Amar Raj Poudel pronounced Mahara not guilty of attempting to rape an employee at Parliament Secretariat.
Though the hearing of the high-profile case concluded on Sunday, the verdict was moved for today citing lack of time. A rape case was filed at Kathmandu District Court against Mahara demanding seven and a half years imprisonment.
The District Attorney Office, Kathmandu had filed a case demanding a maximum of five years in jail for an attempt to rape and an additional two and a half years imprisonment for allegedly committing the crime by misusing power.
Prior to this, Mahara was arrested from his official residence in Baluwatar on October 6 after Kathmandu District Court issued an arrest warrant against him for allegedly raping the female employee.
