Kathmandu, May 16 -- The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Senior Vice-chairman Rabindra Mishra.

A joint bench of justices Kumar Chudal and Til Prasad Shrestha issued the order on Friday.

The court directed Mishra's release under the surety of his legal representative, with a provision to summon him again if further evidence is required or if the case proceeds to trial.

Mishra's wife, Sarika Karki, had filed a habeas corpus petition at the apex court on May 13, claiming that police had unlawfully detained her husband. The next day, a single bench of Justice Sunil Kumar Pokharel issued a show cause order and instructed authorities to present Mishra before the court.

On Thursday, government attorn...