Kathmandu, May 25 : The Supreme Court has issued an interim order directing authorities not to arrest former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba.
A joint bench of Justices Mahesh Sharma Paudel and Nityananda Pandey issued the order on Monday after hearing a writ petition filed through a legal representative challenging the arrest process.
The petition argues that the Kathmandu District Court lacked jurisdiction to grant permission for arrest following action initiated by the Department of Money Laundering Investigation.
The couple had traveled to Singapore for medical treatment ahead of the election and have not yet returned to Nepal.
