Supreme Court schedules hearing for habeas corpus petition of former minister Deepak Khadka

Kathmandu. A hearing has been scheduled for the habeas corpus petition filed by former minister and Nepali Congress leader Deepak Khadka, who was arrested during a money laundering investigation. The case has been assigned to a joint bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla and Justice Shrikant Paudel of the Supreme Court.

Previously, a joint bench of Justices Til Prasad Shrestha and Shanti Singh Thapa had ordered the submission of the remand extension documents from the District Court, the request letter from the Department of Revenue Investigation, and a written response detailing the grounds for detention by 12:00 PM on Thursday.

Khadka's wife, Binita Thapa, filed the writ petition in the Supreme Court, claiming that he is being held in illegal custody. The Department of Money Laundering Investigation is currently conducting an inquiry into Khadka after obtaining a remand extension from the Kathmandu District Court.