A single bench of Judge Madhav Prasad Pokharel issued the directive to this effect. [break]
Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested the lawmakers on charges of misusing and tampering with their red passports, following investigations by multiple agencies on Tuesday.
Sah, elected under the proportionate electoral system from the Nepali Janata Daal, and Yadav of Madhesi People´s Right Forum (MPRF) were known to have attempted in several ways to evade investigations while also bringing to bear intense political pressure in their favor, thereby delaying investigations.
Sah was found to have tampered with her red passports in at least eight different ways, including removal and re-pasting of her UK visa and also removal of the departure sticker.Yadav had removed the sticker from his passport and replaced it with the Australian visa sticker.
For those who misuse or tamper with passports, the Passport Act, under Schedule 1, specifies a one-year jail sentence or a fine of Rs 500 or both. In case of a parallel trial on a charge of forging a government document, the court could mete out another one-year sentence to the lawmakers.
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