Kathmandu, Feb. 17: Former Speaker of the House of the Representatives (HoR), Krishna Bahadur Mahara, has been acquitted of rape attempt charges.
Kathmandu District Court provided Mahara a clean chit on Monday on the ground of ‘failure to establish cause of action’.
A single bench of justice Amar Raj Paudel at the KDC made the verdict that Mahara was not guilty of the charges, said a court source.
Former Speaker of the HoR had resigned from his post after he was accused by an employee at the parliament of attempting to rape her and then the court had ordered to put him into jail for investigation.
The Supreme Court’s website, under daily hearing of district courts, has mentioned that cause of action against Mahara couldn’t be established.
Also, Ananda Kumar Shrestha, spokesperson at the Kathmandu District Court said that defendant Mahara had refused the allegations of attempt to rape made against him.
“The statement given by the victim during investigation and statement of refusal deposited by Mahara before the court matched,” said Shrestha. “Hence, the court ordered to acquit him.”
A single bench of justice Ambar Raj Poudel today made the verdict that Mahara was not guilty of the charges.
Following the acquittal, Mahara has been taken to Sadar Khor, Dillibazaar to complete the required work.
From The Rising Nepal
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