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Krishna Adhikari
On 6 June 2004, Krishna Prasad Adhikari, a resident of Fujel village of Gorkha District, was murdered in Chitwan District by Maoist cadres. Krishna Prasad was visiting his grandparents after having taken the SLC examinations, and he was abducted from Bakullahar Chowk by men who came on a motorcycle ... Maina Sunuwar
Around 6 am on February 17, 2004, a group of RNA soldiers arrested Ms
Maina Sunuwar, a 15-year-old schoolgirl of Kharelthok VDC-6, Kavre
district. She disappeared since her arrest. Her family members, with
support from villagers and school where Maina was a student, visited
detention centers ... Sanjeev Kumar Karna
Sanjeev Kumar Karna was one among the 11 persons arrested on October 8, 2003. On that fateful day, they had gone to attend a picnic program organized by the students at a place called Kariyachauri VDC-4, and from picnic, they went to Kataiya Chowri Area of Dhanusha district where they ate some food ... Arjun Bahadur Lama
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High Court Butwal Issues Mandamus Order in AF's Writ Petition
AF had teamed up with law students of Lumbini Buddhist University to file a writ requesting a mandamus to build a separate consultation room in the police offices so the detainees could get legal advice from the lawyers. They mentioned in their writ that no separate room violates detainees' rights under Article 20(2) of the Constitution of Nepal which guarantees the detainees' right to consult with a legal practitioner of his or her choice and any consultation made by such person with, and advice given by, his or her legal practitioner shall be confidential.
The writ petitioners cited the lack of an appropriate consultation room in the police offices. They argued that the presence of police personnel during the detainee's consultation with the legal practitioner violates confidentiality and also deprives the detainee's right to a fair trial.
The division bench of Judges Jagat Bahadur Thapa and Punya Sheela Dawadi issued the order.
The Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Deukhuri, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Lumbini Province, Office of the Province Chief Attorney, Police Headquarters Naxal Kathmandu, Lumbini Provincial Police Office Tulsipur Dang and District Police Office Rupandehi were respondents in the case.
The writ was filed on 1 August 2024.
AF's Member and Senior Advocate Shiva Prasad Gaudel and Advocate Indira Acharya argued the case in the court.
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