The Special Court ordered bail for five people arrested in the CIAA’s e-passport procurement case. Former Department of Passports Director General Tirtha Raj Aryal, IT Director Sunil Kumar KC, section officer Somesh Thapa and computer engineer Bipin Prasain were each granted bail of Rs 300,000–500,000. As passport stocks depleted, the PMO and the Foreign Ministry agreed to settle their differences over French and German companies.