On Wednesday (January 10), the Nepal court sentenced prominent cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to 8 years in jail in connection with a rape case. The decision, provided by Judge Shishir Raj Dhakal, consisted of both jail time and punitive damages, as validated by court authorities Ramu Sharma after the hearing. Formerly prosecuted in a rape case by the Kathmandu District Court, Sandeep Lamichhane got the last decision from Judge Shishir Dhakal in December of the previous year. The Apex Court had actually advised a fast-track procedure on February 23, however the hearing dealt with hold-ups due to numerous factors.
The court had actually consistently stopped briefly procedures when Lamichhane, the implicated and previous nationwide group captain, took a trip to Zimbabwe for the World Cup qualifiers. In spite of investing some months in custody, he was later on launched on bail and allowed to take a trip abroad. (Virat Kohli To Miss India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I Due To Personal Reasons, Informs Head Coach Rahul Dravid)
On January 12, the Patan High Court reversed the Kathmandu District Court’s choice to location Lamichhane in judicial custody, mentioning inadequate premises. Lamichhane protected his release on a Rs 2 million bail the next day. In a different relocation, he interested the Supreme Court to enable him to sign up with the nationwide group in the UAE for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 matches. (WATCH: Specially-Abled Fan In Tears After Sanju Samson Gifts Him RR Cap, Video Goes Viral)
A joint bench of Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Kumar Chudal gave Lamichhane authorization to take a trip to the UAE after a hearing on February 27. The case versus Lamichhane, submitted by the District Government Attorney’s Office (DGAO) in Kathmandu, implicated him of raping a small under Section 219 of the National Penal Code Act, 2017.
The DGAO looked for a jail sentence of as much as 12 years for Lamichhane under Section 219, which refers to cases where the victim is in between 16 and 18 years of ages. Furthermore, they required payment for the victim. Lamichhane regularly rejected the rape accusations throughout declarations to the DGAO and the cops. An arrest warrant was provided on September 8, causing his suspension from the nationwide group by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on the very same day.