Kathmandu, May 12 -- The agreement on "Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters" signed with India was presented in Nepal's House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam presented the agreement to the assembly during Tuesday's session. The agreement was signed in February earlier this year.

Minister Gautam informed the House that the main objective of the agreement is to make the investigation, prosecution, and other judicial processes related to criminal accusations between the two countries more effective and easier through legal means.

"The main objective of the agreement is to make judicial proceedings, including investigation and prosecution of criminal offences, between ...