Supreme Court Orders Review of Plea Against Withdrawal of Charges in Rabi Lamichhane Cooperative Fraud Case

Key Points

• The Supreme Court ordered that the writ petition against withdrawing charges in the cooperative fraud and money laundering case involving Rabi Lamichhane be presented before a full bench.
• Attorney General Savita Bhandari directed the amendment of cases, limiting charges against Lamichhane to cooperative fraud, dropping money laundering and organized crime charges in some districts.
• Lamichhane had deposited compensation amounts and bail totaling several crores of NPR in various cooperatives associated with the fraud case.
• The writ petition against the Attorney General's Office decision was filed by Senior Advocate Dinesh Tripathi and law students Ayush Badal and Yuvraj Poudel.