Government Submits Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with India to Parliament

Kathmandu. The government has submitted the treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the governments of Nepal and India to the parliament.

On Tuesday, during the meeting of the House of Representatives, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam presented the treaty to the assembly.

This treaty was signed between Nepal and India on Jestha 5, 2082. Minister Gautam informed that the main objective of this treaty is to make the investigation, prosecution, and other judicial processes of criminal accusations between the two countries more effective and easier through legal means.

Clarifying the treaty in parliament, Minister Gautam said, 'This treaty has been signed with the main objective of making the investigation, prosecution, and other judicial matters of criminal accusations between the two countries effective and easier through legal means.'

Law Minister Gautam clarified that the treaty has been presented in the assembly to officially inform the parliament about it and to move it forward. It is believed that after this treaty comes into implementation, further ease will come in the investigation and legal action of criminal activities occurring in both countries.