Nepal, July 3 -- Journalist Dilbhusan Pathak appeared at the Kathmandu District Court on Thursday morning. He reached the court at around 9 a.m.

Journalist Pathak's statement and bail hearing will take place before the bench of Judge Khemraj Bhatta; his statement will be recorded today, followed by a detention hearing, according to the court officials. The verdict is also to be announced today itself.

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On June 30, the Cyber Bureau filed a case against Pathak under the Electronic Transactions Act. Based on complaint number 59 filed at the Cyber Bureau, the District Government Attorney's Office filed a case against Pathak under Section 47 of the Electronic T...