President studying Chaudhary's appeal - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper

KATHMANDU, MAY 25 The Ministry of Home Affairs has forwarded Resham Chaudhary's petition for commutation of his jail sentence to President Ramchandra Paudel.President Paudel's Legal Adviser Senior Advocate Baburam Kunwar told THT that the President's Office had received petition from the home ministry at 2.The home ministry is required by law to forward the petition along with the final judgement.An official at the Office of the Attorney General said the home ministry had asked his office whether or not the court verdict was final in the case of Resham Chaudhary and the OAG told the home ministry that the court verdict was final as the lower court's verdict was upheld by both the High Court and the Supreme Court.

As per Section 159 of Muluki Criminal Procedure Code, if the president tells the home ministry to take necessary action on the petition sent to him, the home ministry can make recommendation to the Council of Ministers taking into account the nature of offence, among others.Kunwar said the president would take a call on the home ministry's proposal after the President's Office staff studied the document.