The Crime Victim Protection Act, 2075 (2018)

What does it do?

• The Act gives victims of crime a set of rights during the criminal process: to fair treatment without discrimination, to privacy, to be told about the investigation, the prosecution decision and court hearings, to protection, to give their views, to have a lawyer, to attend hearings (and wait in a separate room), and to get back their property. Police, prosecutors and courts must respect these rights, and a victim may apply to the court to enforce them.फौजदारी प्रक्रियामा अपराध पीडितलाई यो ऐनले विभिन्न अधिकार दिएको छ: भेदभावरहित स्वच्छ व्यवहार, गोपनीयता, अनुसन्धान, अभियोजनको निर्णय र अदालती सुनुवाइबारे जानकारी पाउने, सुरक्षित रहने, आफ्नो धारणा राख्ने, कानून व्यवसायी राख्ने, सुनुवाइमा उपस्थित हुने (र छुट्टै कक्षमा बस्ने) तथा आफ्नो सम्पत्ति फिर्ता पाउने अधिकार। प्रहरी, सरकारी वकिल र अदालतले यी अधिकारको सम्मान गर्नुपर्छ, र पीडितले अधिकार प्रचलनका लागि अदालतमा निवेदन दिन सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 4–15, pp. 5–11; Sections 22–23, p. 13
• A victim may submit a 'victim impact statement' describing the harm suffered, which the court may take into account when sentencing; not submitting one does not mean the harm was smaller.पीडितले आफूलाई परेको क्षति र असर खुलाएर 'पीडित प्रभाव प्रतिवेदन' पेस गर्न सक्छ, जसलाई अदालतले सजाय निर्धारण गर्दा आधार लिन सक्छ; प्रतिवेदन पेस नगरेकै कारण क्षति कम भएको मानिँदैन। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 25–28, pp. 14–15
• Courts may order interim relief or medical treatment paid from the Victim Relief Fund, and at the end of a case order the offender to pay compensation, based on medical and counselling costs, travel, legal fees, loss of earnings and other harm. If the offender has no property, cannot be identified or the case is withdrawn, the court may order compensation from the Fund, to be paid within 35 days. Compensation is collected from the offender like a government debt.तत्काल उपचार वा राहत चाहिने अवस्थामा अदालतले पीडित राहत कोषबाट अन्तरिम क्षतिपूर्ति वा उपचार खर्च दिन आदेश दिन सक्छ, र मुद्दाको अन्तिम फैसला गर्दा उपचार तथा परामर्श खर्च, यातायात, कानून व्यवसायीको खर्च, आर्थिक क्षति लगायतका आधारमा कसूरदारबाट क्षतिपूर्ति भराइदिन सक्छ। कसूरदारको सम्पत्ति नभएमा, कसूरदार पहिचान नभएमा वा मुद्दा फिर्ता भएमा अदालतले कोषबाटै क्षतिपूर्ति दिन आदेश दिन सक्छ, जुन ३५ दिनभित्र दिनुपर्छ। कसूरदारबाट क्षतिपूर्ति सरकारी बाँकीसरह असुल गरिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 29–31, pp. 15–17; Sections 36–39, pp. 20–21
• Every convicted offender must also pay a 'compensation levy' into the Fund, set by the court at judgment: from Rs 200 for a prison sentence under one year up to Rs 2,800 for life imprisonment, or 4% of the fine where only a fine is imposed. The levy remains payable even if the sentence is pardoned, reduced or suspended.कसूर ठहर भएका प्रत्येक कसूरदारले फैसलाकै बेला अदालतले तोकेको 'क्षतिपूर्ति शुल्क' कोषमा बुझाउनुपर्छ: एक वर्षभन्दा कम कैदमा रु. २०० देखि जन्मकैदमा रु. २,८०० सम्म, वा जरिवाना मात्र भएमा जरिवानाको ४ प्रतिशत। सजाय माफी, कम वा निलम्बन भए पनि यो शुल्क तिर्नुपर्ने दायित्व समाप्त हुँदैन। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 41–42, pp. 21–22
• A Victim Protection Advisory Committee led by the Attorney General, with the Law Commission chair, the Finance and Law secretaries, the Inspector General of Police and an expert, advises the government on improving the law and protecting victims.महान्यायाधिवक्ताको संयोजकत्वमा कानून आयोगका अध्यक्ष, अर्थ तथा कानून मन्त्रालयका सचिव, प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक र एक विज्ञ रहेको पीडित संरक्षण सुझाव समितिले पीडितको हकहित संरक्षण र कानून सुधारबारे नेपाल सरकारलाई सुझाव दिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 44–45, pp. 23–24

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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Regulations and rules made under it

• अपराध पीडित संरक्षण नियमावली, २०७७ In force