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National Penal (Code) Act, 2017

(a) In the case of the principal offender of enforced disappearance, a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years and a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees, having regard to the duration and circumstances of such enforced disappearance, (b) In the case of a person who is accomplice or conspires to the commission of enforced disappearance, the same sentence as is imposable on the principal offender, and in the case of a person who attempts to or facilitates the arms and other goods knowingly allowed by the owner thereof to be used in, or used with the consent of the concerned owner in, the commission of the offence punishable under this Chapter shall be forfeited. Provided that no governmental building, vehicle, arms and goods shall be forfeited. 208. Entitlement to compensation: Where a person who is subjected to enforced disappearance appears or is made public subsequently, he or she shall be entitled to get a reasonable compensation from the relative. being in a position to file the complaint, such complaint may lie at any time. Chapter-17 Offences Relating to Kidnapping or Taking of Hostages 211. Prohibition of kidnapping: (1) No person shall kidnap, or cause to be kidnapped, another person. the following acts: without the consent of his or her father, mother or guardian or by way of misrepresentation. 212. Prohibition of hostage-taking: (1) No person shall take another person hostage. (2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a person shall be considered to have committed hostage-taking if that person seizes or detains another person without his or her consent or a child or a person of unsound mind without the consent of his or her father, mother or guardian, by using force or threats to use force, or by practicing fraud, deception, coercion or intimidation or by showing or not showing arms or by misrepresenting or by administering narcotics or alcoholic substance to him or her or by seizing or controlling a vehicle or place where he or she is staying. under the law in force, and to a sentence of imprisonment for a term of three to five years and a fine of thirty thousand to fifty thousand rupees if the person does, or causes to be done, such act for any other purpose. 214. Additional sentence to be imposed: (1) A person who takes another person hostage under Section 212 after kidnapping him or her under Section 211 shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years and a fine of one hundred thousand to one hundred fifty thousand rupees. offence. imposable for that offence. 216. Reduction of sentence if surrendered : Where a person committing an offence under this Chapter surrenders before the security personnel at the time of committing the offence or renders assistance in arresting the other offenders or members of the gang committing that offence, the court may, having regard to the circumstances, reduce the sentence for that person. 217. National Penal (Code) Act, 2017
National Penal (Code) Act, 2017

Compensation ordered to be paid : (1) A reasonable compensation shall be ordered to be paid to the victim by the person who is held to Chapter. dead. Chapter-18 Sexual Offences 219. Prohibition of committing rape : (1) No one shall commit rape. (2) Where a man has sexual intercourse with a woman on such woman or girl child. she is a girl child below ten years of age, (b) Imprisonment for a term of fourteen to sixteen years, if she is a girl child who is ten years or above ten years of age but below fourteen years of age, (c) Imprisonment for a term of twelve to fourteen years, if she is a girl child who is fourteen or above fourteen years of age but below sixteen years of age, (d) Imprisonment for a term of ten to twelve years, if the woman is sixteen or above sixteen years of age but below eighteen years of age, partition share from the husband, (c) A case of divorce from the husband has been instituted. the court may, if it is necessary to do so upon a petition by the victim, order the husband to do the following: (a) To allow the wife to reside in the same house where she has resided, to provide her with food and clothes, not to hurt her and to behave her politely and decently, (b) To get the wife to have required medical treatment or provide reasonable amount for her treatment, (a) The sentence referred to in Section 105 in the event of the commission of rape in spite of knowing that he has human immune deficiency virus (HIV positive), (b) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees in the event of the commission of rape in spite of knowing that he has any other sexually transmitted disease. (7) A man who commits rape on a woman in a gang or on a woman having pregnancy of more than six months or on a woman who is infirm or disabled or suffering from physical or mental incest. National Penal (Code) Act, 2017
National Penal (Code) Act, 2017

(a) A sentence of imprisonment for life in the case of sexual intercourse between the natural mother and her natural son or between the natural father and his natural daughter, (b) A sentence of imprisonment for a term of four years to ten years and a fine of forty thousand rupees to one hundred thousand rupees in the case of sexual intercourse between the step-mother and her step-son, between the step father and his between grand-mother and her grand-son or great-grand-son within the three generations of the same branch, between father's elder brother or uncle and niece within the same branch, between nephew and great mother (wife of own father's brother) or aunty within the same branch, between father-in-law and brother's daughter-in law within the same branch, between uterine maternal uncle and niece or nephew and maternal aunty, between mother's elder sister or younger sister and nephew or between mother-in-law (one's wife side) and son-in-law, (d) A sentence of imprisonment for a term of one year to three years and a fine of ten thousand to thirty thousand rupees, having regard to, _inter_ person. protection or security : (1) No person shall have, or aid another person to have, sexual intercourse with any person in his or her protection, security or custody, and no office-bearer or employee of any organization providing treatment or rehabilitation services to persons of unsound mind or suffering from physical or mental illness shall have sexual intercourse with any person held in such organization. (2) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, and if such sexual intercourse is an caused to be committed, sexual harassment to another person. (2) A person shall be considered to commit sexual harassment if the person holds or touches or attempts to touch any sensitive organ of, or opens or attempts to open undergarments of, or obstructs or hinders in any way the wearing or removing of undergarments of, or takes to any lonely place in an unusual manner, or gets his or her sexual organ to be touched or held by, or uses vulgar or similar other words, spoken or written or by gesture or by way of electronic medium, or shows any pornography to, or teases or rupees. section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees. 226. Prohibition of unnatural sexual intercourse : (1) No person shall have, or cause to be had, unnatural sexual intercourse with another person without his or her consent. Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-section, consent given by a child shall not be considered to be consent. rupees. Section 219. 228. Compensation ordered to be paid : A reasonable compensation shall be ordered to be paid to the victim of any offence referred to in this Chapter other than the offences under Sections 220 and 226. National Penal (Code) Act, 2017
National Penal (Code) Act, 2017

229. Statute of limitation: (1) There shall be no statute of limitation for making a complaint in relation to the case of any offence under Section 220. (2) No complaint shall lie after the expiry of one year from the date of commission of any of the offences under Sections 219, Chapter-19 Offence Relating to Medical Treatment 230. Prohibition of conducting medical treatment by person who has not obtained licence: (1) No person, other than a person who has, upon having acquired the specified educational qualification in person. imprisonment for life where any act of providing medical service, conducting surgery or administering drug in contravention of sub section (1) causes the death of any person, and to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years where such act causes grievous hurt. 231. Prohibition of conducting medical treatment maliciously: (1) No person shall, with the intention of causing death of, or grievous hurt to, another person, carry out his or her treatment, conduct one type of sentence: the case of causing grievous heart to any person. treatment shall, in conducting medical treatment of any one, conduct such treatment, administer any drug or prescribe for the administration of drug to him or her in a reckless or negligent manner, without taking adequate care or precaution. (2) Where any act referred to in sub-section (1) causes death of or grievous hurt to any one, the offender shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees if the death or grievous hurt has been caused from a reckless act and to a sentence of been caused from a negligent act. intention to get any undue economic benefit or to breach the privacy of a woman or with any other intention. (4) A person who carries out, or causes to be carried out, any experiment in contravention of sub-section (1), (2) or (3) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees. (5) The offender shall be liable to the same sentence as imposable for murder if the offence referred to in sub-section (1), (2) or (3) causes the death of any one and to the same sentence as any one. (2) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub section (1) shall be liable to the following sentence: (a) The same sentence as imposable for murder, in the case of death caused from the consumption of such drug, (b) The same sentence as imposable for attempted murder, in the case of danger or likelihood of consumption of such drug, referred to in clause (a), (b), or (c). (2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees. 237. National Penal (Code) Act, 2017
National Penal (Code) Act, 2017

Prohibition of selling, distributing of drug as a different drug: (1) No person authorized to sell or distribute any drug under law shall, while so selling or distributing the drug, sell or distribute a drug of one type as a drug of another type knowingly or having reasonable reason to know that such drug is materially a different type of drug. deemed to be the offender. (4) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (3) shall be liable to the same sentence as imposable for murder, in the case of causing death of, and to the same sentence as imposable for grievous hurt, in the case of causing grievous heart to, any person. 239. Compensation to be paid : (1) Where the death of, or grievous hurt to, or other harm, injury or damage to, any person is caused from the commission of any offence referred to in this Chapter, reasonable Section 238. Chapter-20 Offences Relating to Theft and Robbery 241. Prohibition of theft: (1) No person shall commit, or cause to be committed, theft. property or property of any religious place or temple, (b) In the case of theft of any property, upon administering liquor or narcotics to, or otherwise making unconscious, any person, (c) In the case of theft of any property, upon taking advantage of earthquake, fire, flood, riot or similar other situation of crisis or any accident, (d) In the case of theft of any property of the office or person whose service one is engaged in, of human persons or goods. rupees. (3) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term of three to five years and a fine of thirty thousand to fifty thousand rupees. 244. Prohibition of robbery: (1) No person shall commit, or cause to be committed, robbery. (2) A person shall be deemed to commit robbery if he or she: (a) causes or attempts to cause to any person death or hurt fourteen years and a fine of seventy thousand to one hundred forty thousand rupees, in the case of the offence referred to in clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (2), (b) A sentence of imprisonment for a term of five to ten years and a fine of fifty thousand to one hundred thousand rupees, in the case of the offence referred to in clause (c) or (d) of sub-section (2). 245. Prohibition of movement carrying tools to be used in commission of theft : (1) No person shall, with the intention of committing theft or robbery, move around or enter into or attempt to enter into the without notice of such other person, shall be considered to commit pickpocketing. National Penal (Code) Act, 2017
National Penal (Code) Act, 2017

Provided that where a person pick-pockets a cash amount of more than ten thousand rupees or property valued at more than ten thousand rupees, the person shall be considered to commit the offence referred to in Section 241. (3) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub section (1) shall be liable to the following sentence: (a) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding of any of the other offences under this Chapter. Chapter-21 Offences Relating to Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust and Extortion 249. Prohibition of cheating : (1) No person shall commit, or cause to be committed, cheating. thousand rupees, in the case of cheating the Government of Nepal or any body under full or majority ownership or control of the Government of Nepal, except in cases of corruption, (b) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, in the case of cheating by lying one's name, designation, title, qualification, (c) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and a fine not exceeding seventy thousand rupees in the cases of any kind of cheating other than that referred to in clause (a) or (b). (4) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding on his or her behalf shall, with dishonest intent, supply materials, goods or services falling short of the quality or quantity or otherwise provide materials, goods or services not conforming to the specified quality. (4) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (3) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees. 251. Prohibition of criminal misappropriation of property : (1) No property. property not in the possession of any other person to his or her own use, knowing or having the means of discovering the owner of such property, or without returning such property to such owner within a reasonable time, or without giving notice to the owner to claim the property or without waiting the owner of such property until a reasonable time. Provided that where the finder in good faith appropriates a property to his or her own use when the owner of the property is not discovered despite sentence: misappropriation of property belonging to a child, a person of unsound mind due to mental or physical illness, or a person above seventy-five years of age, (b) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences, in the case of criminal misappropriation of property in cases other than that set forth in clause (a). (4) If any property subjected to criminal misappropriation under this Section is in a returnable condition, the person who so misappropriates shall return the property to the concerned owner or to his or her immediate successor if the owner is dead. 252. National Penal (Code) Act, 2017
National Penal (Code) Act, 2017

Prohibition of criminal breach of trust : (1) No person shall any work or transaction of another person or who acts as an agent of another in relation to any work or transaction, to that other person by doing any act in violation of his or her duty with the intention of causing benefit to himself or herself or any one else. (3) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to the following sentence: (a) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand so, himself or herself or any other person or induces that person to do, or prevents that person from doing, any act with the intention of taking such benefit shall be considered to commit extortion. (3) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub section (1) shall be liable to the following sentence: (a) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and a fine not exceeding seventy thousand rupees, in the case of putting a person in fear or terror of of committing extortion, to be paid by the offender to the victim. 255. Statute of limitation : No complaint shall lie after the expiry of one year from the date of knowledge of commission of any offence under this Chapter. Chapter-22 Offences Relating to Currency 256. Prohibition of counterfeiting currency : (1) No person shall counterfeit, or attempt to counterfeit, any currency. forged in an unauthorized manner or counterfeit as resembling or having reason to believe it to be a currency issued by the Government of Nepal or Nepal Rastra Bank or foreign government or competent foreign body. 257. Prohibition of using counterfeit currency : (1) No person shall, with the intention of using as genuine, purchase, sell, export, import, transact, or use as genuine, any counterfeit currency or attempt to do such act or possess such currency. (2) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term rupees. currency. excess of the quantity specified or do any act with the intention of making currency with such deviation or cause benefit to himself or herself or any other person from such act or facilitate such act. (2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and a fine not exceeding seventy thousand rupees. 260. Prohibition of taking outside currency making instruments: (1) 262. Prohibition of bringing prohibited currency into use: (1) No person shall bring into use, exchange or possess a currency in use but circulation of which has been banned by order of the competent authority under law, in violation of such order. National Penal (Code) Act, 2017
National Penal (Code) Act, 2017

(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences, and the currency so brought into use, exchanged or possessed shall also be forfeited. give them to another person dishonestly intending to obtain any kind of benefit therefrom. (2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees. 265 . Forfeiture: The currency, machine, equipment or tools used in, and materials related to, the commission of any offence under this Chapter shall be forfeited this Chapter. Chapter-23 Offences Relating to Stamps 267. Prohibition of counterfeiting stamps or using counterfeit stamps : (1) No person shall, with the intention of using as genuine, counterfeit, attempt to counterfeit a stamp, purchase, sell, exchange, genuine, or possess, such stamp. 268. Prohibition of purchasing, selling, repairing instruments for counterfeiting stamps: (1) No person shall make, repair, purchase, sell, exchange, possess any machinery or other instrument knowing or having reasonable ground to believe that it is intended to be used for the purpose of counterfeiting any stamp. (2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees. 269. Prohibition of re-using stamp used before : (1) No person, forfeited. 272. Statute of limitation: No complaint shall lie after the expiry of one year from the date of knowledge of commission of any offence under this Chapter. Chapter-24 Offences Relating to Weights and Measures 273. Prohibition of making or using false instrument for weighing and measuring : (1) No person shall make, or cause to be made, any instrument for weighing, measuring or determining quality standards offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees. (3) Any instrument made or brought into use under sub section (1) and tool for making or repairing such instrument shall also be forfeited. 274. Prohibition of fraudulent use of instrument for weighing, measuring or determining quality standards: (1) In using the Chapter-25 Offences Relating to Documents 276. Prohibition of forgery: (1) No person shall commit, or cause to be committed, forgery. commit forgery. National Penal (Code) Act, 2017