Nepal, June 26 -- Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal appeared before the Special Court on Wednesday in connection with the Patanjali land scam filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA). The court recorded his statement and concluded the detention debate on the same day.

A bench comprising Justices Tej Narayan Singh Rai, Ram Bahadur Thapa, and Bidur Koirala heard Nepal's statement and conducted the bail hearing.

Senior advocate Sushil Pant argued on behalf of the CIAA, claiming the decision related to the Patanjali land issue was not a policy-level decision. He demanded that Nepal be kept in custody while the case proceeds.

In response, senior advocate Shambhu Thapa, representing former PM Nepal, o...