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What does it do?
- This ordinance amends three laws against sexual violence: the Senior Citizens Act 2063, the Muluki Criminal Code 2074 and the Muluki Criminal Procedure Code 2074. The sentence concession given to senior citizens under section 12(1) of the Senior Citizens Act will not apply to rape or to killing, maiming or injuring with acid. Offences committed before it took effect continue to be handled under the law then in force.यो अध्यादेशले यौन हिंसाविरुद्धका तीनवटा कानून संशोधन गर्छ: जेष्ठ नागरिक सम्बन्धी ऐन, २०६३; मुलुकी अपराध संहिता, २०७४ र मुलुकी फौजदारी कार्यविधि संहिता, २०७४। जेष्ठ नागरिक सम्बन्धी ऐनको दफा १२(१) बमोजिमको सजायमा छुट जबर्जस्ती करणी वा तेजाब प्रयोग गरी ज्यान मारेको, अङ्गभङ्ग गरेको वा शारीरिक क्षति पुर्याएको कसूरमा दिइँदैन। यो अध्यादेश प्रारम्भ हुनुअघि भएको कसूरमा तत्काल कायम कानूनबमोजिम कारबाही हुन्छ। Federal Parliament Secretariat (hr.parliament.gov.np) — ordinance text as tabled in the House of Representatives Sections 1–2 and 5, PDF pp. 1, 3
- In addition to prison terms for rape, offenders must pay a fine of Rs 600,000, Rs 400,000 or Rs 200,000 depending on the category of the offence, and the fine goes to the victim. A new section 227A makes it a crime to threaten or pressure a victim or the victim's family not to complain, not to testify or to settle with the offender — up to three years' imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 30,000, with six months more if the offender holds public office.जबर्जस्ती करणीमा कैदका अतिरिक्त कसूरको वर्गअनुसार छ लाख, चार लाख वा दुई लाख रुपैयाँ जरिबाना हुन्छ र त्यो रकम पीडितलाई दिइन्छ। नयाँ दफा २२७क. ले पीडित वा परिवारलाई डर, धाक, धम्की वा दबाब दिई उजुरी नगर्न, बकपत्र नदिन वा कसूरदारसँग मिलापत्र गर्न लगाउनुलाई कसूर बनाउँछ — तीन वर्षसम्म कैद र तीस हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिबाना, र सार्वजनिक पदधारीले गरे थप छ महिना कैद। Federal Parliament Secretariat (hr.parliament.gov.np) — ordinance text as tabled in the House of Representatives Section 3, PDF pp. 1–2
- In procedure, the victim of rape should where possible be produced with the charge sheet and the victim's statement taken immediately with the defendant given a chance to cross-examine; a person who makes a false rape complaint or statement faces half the minimum sentence for rape; and the new section 227A offence is added to the state-prosecuted offences.कार्यविधितर्फ अभियोगपत्र पेश गर्दा सम्भव भएसम्म जबर्जस्ती करणीपीडितलाई उपस्थित गराई तत्काल बकपत्र गराउने र प्रतिवादीलाई जिरह गर्ने अवसर दिने; जबर्जस्ती करणीको झुट्टा उजुरी वा बकपत्र गर्नेलाई जबर्जस्ती करणीको न्यूनतम सजायको आधा सजाय हुने; र दफा २२७क. को कसूरलाई सरकारवादी मुद्दाको सूचीमा थपिएको छ। Federal Parliament Secretariat (hr.parliament.gov.np) — ordinance text as tabled in the House of Representatives Section 4, PDF pp. 2–3
- Under Article 114 of the Constitution, an ordinance has the same force as an Act, but it must be tabled at the next session of both Houses; it ceases to have effect if both Houses do not adopt it, if the President repeals it, or sixty days after both Houses meet. The House of Representatives' ordinance-status list records it as having become inactive automatically after sixty days from the start of the session.संविधानको धारा ११४ अनुसार अध्यादेश ऐनसरह मान्य हुन्छ, तर यसलाई संसद्का दुवै सदनको पछिल्लो अधिवेशनमा पेश गर्नुपर्छ; दुवै सदनले स्वीकार नगरेमा, राष्ट्रपतिले खारेज गरेमा वा दुवै सदनको बैठक बसेको साठी दिनपछि यो स्वतः निष्क्रिय हुन्छ। प्रतिनिधि सभाको अध्यादेश-अवस्था सूचीमा यो अधिवेशन प्रारम्भ भएको साठी दिन गुज्रेर स्वतः निष्क्रिय भएको उल्लेख छ। Nepal Law Commission · Federal Parliament of Nepal Article 114(1)–(2), PDF p. 62; HoR ordinance-status entry
Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas
None documented in the official reports we have reviewed so far.
Where does it conflict with other laws?
No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.