The Patan High Court has ordered the release of former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara on bail of Rs 2 million.

A joint bench of Judges Arjun Prasad Koirala and Tejendra Prasad Sharma Sapkota issued an order to release  Mahara on bail of Rs 2 million, Patan High Court Information Officer Parbati Hitan said. 

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police arrested Mahara on October 12 to investigate the smuggling of 61 kg of gold hidden in 'break shoes’.

In 2023, Mahara was held from Bhairahawa in the gold smuggling case.

Later, the public prosecutor's office on the recommendation of the CIB investigation officer released him on a general date.