Bhairahawa, Dec. 19 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane walked out of judicial custody on Friday evening after completing the necessary paperwork at the Rupandehi District Court.

Lamichhane travelled from Kathmandu to Chitwan on air and then proceeded by road to Rupandehi after bad weather prevented flights from landing at Bhairahawa's Gautam Buddha International Airport. He reached the district court at 5:37 pm, court officials said.

Officials at the district court waited for him even after office hours.

His release follows Thursday's order of the Tulsipur High Court's Butwal bench, which granted bail and directed the lower court to process his discharge once the required documents were completed.

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