The Pre vention of Corruption Act, 2059 (2002 A.D)
Date of Authenticati on and publication
3 Asadha, 2059 (J une 17, 2002)
Act number 1 of the year 2059 (2002)
P re a m b le
: W he r e a s , it i s e x pe d ie n t t o m a ke t im e ly le ga l p r o vi s i o ns re la t in g
t o p re ve n t i o n o f c orr upt io n w it h a vie w t o ma int a in in g pe a c e , c on ve n ie n c e,
fina nc ia l d is c ip l ine , m or a lit y a n d goo d conduct amo ng ge nera l public ;
Be it e nac ted by Pa r lia me nt in t he firs t ye ar o f th e re ign o f H is Ma jes t
y’s the K ing
Gya ne ndra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.

Chapte r – 1
Preliminary

1 . Sho rt Ti tl e, Exten t an d Comm en c em en t:
(1) This Act ma y be c a lle d the
“Pre ve ntio n of Corruption Ac t, 2059 (2002 A.D.).” (2) It sha ll be e xte n de d t hro u gh ou t N e pa l a nd a p pli c a b le to a l l
Ne pa le se c it ize n s, pub l ic se r va n ts re s idin g a nywhe r e ou t sid e N e pa l a nd to
t he no n- N e p a le s e c it iz e ns re sid in g in for e ign c ou n t r ie s ha vin g c omm it t e d
a ny ac t tha t m a y be deeme d to be corruption under t his Ac t.
(3) It shall come into force immedia te ly.
2. De fi ni tion s:
In this Ac t, unle s s the c onte xt ot he rwise re qu ire s-
(a) “Corruption” means offe nce s punishable under Ch apter -2.
(b) ” Gr a ft ” m e a n s c a s h, goo ds or a n y t y pe of ga in o r b e ne fit a n d t he
te rm a lso inc ludes bribe.
(c)
“Public institution” means the following institutio ns:-
( 1) A c om p a n y, b a n k o r a c o m m i t t e e f u l l y o r p a rt i a l l y o w n e d
o r c o n t r o l l e d b y G o v e r n m e n t o f N e p a l; o r a
c o m m i s s i o n , orga niz at io n, au thor it y, c or pora t io n, a ca dem y,
boa r d, ce n te r, c o unc il or a n y o t h e r c or p o r a te bo d y o f s u c h

n a t u re e s t a b l is h e d by Go ve r n m e n t of Nepa l;
(2) A u ni ve r s ity, c o lle ge , sc h oo l, r e s e a r c h ce n ter a nd a ny ot he r
s im ila r a c a d e m i c o r e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n r u n b y
Go v e r n m e n t o f N e p a l o r o n t h e fu l l o r p a rt ia l do n a t ion
fro m Go ve rn m e nt of N e pa l;
(3) Loca l bodies c o n s t i t u t e d under the Loca l Se lf- G overnance Act,
1999;
( 4) An i n s t i t u t i o n r u n o n l oa n, gr a n t o r gu a r a nt e e o f
Go ve r n m e nt o f N e pa l;
(5) An i n s t i t u t i o n ful ly or par t ia lly ow ne d or co nt r o lle d by t he
ins t itut ion re fe r re d t o in S u b- c la u se s ( 1), ( 2), ( 3 ) or ( 4) or
o bt a ine d gra n t fr om such institution; and
( 6) An y o t he r i n s t i t u t io n p r e s c r i b e d a s p u b l ic i n s t i t u t i o n b y
Go ve r n m e n t o f N e p a l i n a n o t i fi c a t i o n pu b li s he d b y t he
N e p a l Gazette.
(d) ” P u b l i c S e r va n t ” m e a n s t he p e r s o n h o l d i n g a p u b l i c o ff i c e
u n d e r t h e pre va iling laws and the term also inc lude s the following
persons:-
( 1) p e r s o n a p p o i n t e d , n o m i n a t e d or e l e c t e d un d e r a n oa t h t o
Go ve r nme nt of Ne pa l or t o pu blic ins t itut ion, or u n d e r t he
term s, c on tra ct s or a gree m e n t s c onc lu de d w ith Go ver nm e nt of
Ne pa l or w ith a n y p ub l ic inst it u t io n, or h old ing a n y o f f i c e o f
p u b l i c r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r s a l a r y o r a l lo w a n c e s o r
rem une ra t ion or be ne fit or pos it io n w ith or w itho ut a ny t y pe
o f ga in from Go vernment of Nepa l or any public inst itution;
( 2) A p e r s o n a p po int e d as a n a r bitr at or or an y o t he r per s on
a pp oin te d in t h e s a m e p os i t io n p ur s ua n t t o t he p r e v a il i n g
l a w s t o r e so l ve or adjudicate any dispute;
(3) A pe r son a p po int e d, e lec te d or n om ina te d as liq u ida tor,

s ur ve y or or a ny ot h er pe r so n w o rk in g in th e s a m e cap ac ity in
a cc o rda nc e w it h the pre va ilin g laws;
(4) A p er s on de si gna t e d a s p u blic s er va n t b y Go ve r n m e nt of
Ne pa l in a n o ti f ic a t io n p u bl ish e d in t h e N e pa l Ga z e t t e.
(e) “Re ve n ue ” m ea ns a ny type o f ta x, fee , char ge , r oya lt y, fine a nd ot her
a moun t o f th i s t yp e t o b e p a id or gi ve n to Go ve r nm e n t o f N e p a l
o r p ub l ic inst it u t ion, a nd t he te rm a lso inc lu de s i n tere st or fine to be
c ha r ge d o n s uc h tax, fee s, roya lty and other amount of this type.
(f) “De gre e of o ffe nce ” m e ans the de gree of offe nc e to be de termine d on
the ba s is o f c irc um sta nc e s a nd sit ua t ion in w hic h t he offe nc e ha s
bee n c o mm it t ed or a t t e m p te d t o b e c o m m it t e d , t h e gr a vit y o f su c h
o ffe nc e o r t h e i nt e nt io n , q ua l i fic a t ion , p o s it i on a n d c a p a c ity o f
t he pe r so n w ho h a s c om m i tt e d o r attempte d to commit any offe nce
punisha ble under this Ac t.
( g) “In ve s t ig a t i n g Au t hor it y ” m ea ns t he bo dy or o ff ic ia l a uth oriz e d to
c on duc t inq uir y, in ve s t i ga t io n a nd t o file c a se s re la tin g to
c or rup t io n in a c c or da nce with the preva iling laws.
Chapte r – 2
Provisions Relating to Offences of Corruption an d P unishment

3 . Pun ish me nt to Gi ve r a n d T a k e r o f G r af t :
( 1 ) Wh oe ve r , b e i n g, or
e xp e c t i n g t o b e c o m e , a publ ic se r va nt ac c ep t s or a g re e s t o a cc e pt gra ft
a mo un t in g a s fol low s for h im/ her se lf or for a n y ot h e r p e rs o n in
c on s id e ra t io n o f h is /h e r pe r fo r m in g o r h a vi n g p e r fo r m e d o r of
for b e a r in g t o pe rform or ha vin g forborne to pe rform a ny a c t perta in ing to
h is /her o ffic e or the re late d ac t or in c on s ide ra t i on o f fa vo ur in g or
d is fa vo ur ing or ca usin g or no t ca us ing a los s or o f ha vin g fa voure d or
d is fa vo ur e d or ha vin g c a us e d or no t c a us e d a l o ss t o a n y p e rs o n w h i le
c a rr yin g o ut h is /h e r o ffic ia l func t ion s, s ha ll be l iab le t o a pu nishme nt of
im pr iso nm en t as fo llow s a nd of a fine a s per the am oun t in vo l ve d de pe nd ing

on the de gre e o f the o ffe nce . In ca se t he gra ft has a lrea d y been accepted, it
sha ll be confiscate d.
(a) Up to twe nty fi ve t h ou san d r upe e s. Imprisonment for a term not exceeding
three months.
(b) Mor e t ha n tw en ty fi ve tho usa nd Im pr isonme nt for a te rm fr om
rupe e s t o fift y t housa n d ru pe e s. three to four m on t hs.
(c) More t han fift y thou sa nd r upe e s to Im pr isonme n t for a te rm fr om four
one hu ndr e d thou sa nd r upe e s. to six mo nt h s.
(d) More t han on e h un dre d th ousa nd Im pr isonme nt fo r a te rm fr om s ix
rupe e s t o five hu ndre d t ho usa nd month s t o o ne ye a r a n d s ix m ont hs.
rupe e s.
(e) More t han fi ve h un dre d th ousa nd Im pr isonme nt f or a te rm fr om one
rupe e s t o o ne m il lio n r upe es. ye ar a nd six m o nt hs to two ye a rs
and s ix mo nth s.
(f) More t han on e m ill ion rupee s to tw o Im pr isonme nt for a te rm fr om two
m illion a n d fi ve hun dre d t ho usa n d ye ars a nd s ix m on ths.
rupe e s.
( g) More t han tw o m il lion a nd fi ve Im pr isonme nt fo r a te rm fr om four
hundre d t h ou san d r upe e s t o fi ve to six ye a rs.
m illion ru pee s.
(h) More t han fi ve m ill ion ru pee s t o te n Im pr isonm e nt for a te rm fr om s ix
m illion ru pee s. to e ight yea r s.

( i) Wha ts oe ve r a mo unt a bo ve te n Im pr isonme nt for a te rm fr om
m illion ru pee s. e igh t to te n ye ars.
(2) Wh oe ver, ot her tha n a p ub l ic se r va n t, ac c e p ts or a gre e s to
a cc e pt gra ft a m oun t in g a s fo llo w s for h im /he rse lf o r for a n y othe r p ers on
wit h t he inte nt io n o f c on vinc in g a ny pu b lic se r va nt t o pe r form or fo rbe ar
to per form a n y func tio n unde r h is / he r offic e or p os it ion or for c o nvinc ing

to per form or for bea r t o pe rfor m a n y s uc h a c t or w ith the inte nt ion of
fa vo rin g or d isfa vo r in g a n y pe r so n o r c a us in g or no t c a us in g a n y lo ss or
for c o n vinc in g to pe rfo r m o r fo rb e ar to pe rfo rm an y s uc h a c t w h i le
c arr yin g out a n y func t io n u n de r h is o ffic e or p os it io n, s ha ll be liable to a
punishment of im prisonme nt a s follow s and of a fine a s per the amount in volved
depe nding on the de gree of the offenc e. In case the gra ft has a lready been
accepte d, it sha ll be confiscated.
(3) Whoeve r g ive s a gra ft to a public ser va nt or an y other person in order
to do or for be a r to d o a n y func t io n pur sua nt to Su b -S ec t ion ( 1) or ( 2),
s ha ll be l ia b le t o a punishme nt pursua nt to Sub-Sec tion (1) de pending on the
degree of the offense committe d. (4) Whoe ver a ba te s to commit a n offence punisha ble under this Section
sha ll, if he/she is a public servant, be liable to a punishment as same a s the
punishment prescribed for the same offence, and if he /she is any other person, shall
be liable to ha lf of the punishment for tha t offenc e on the basis of the de gree of the
offence irre spective of whe the r or not the offenc e ha s bee n comm itte d because of
suc h abe tment.
4. Pun ish me nt to Pu bli c Se rvants Ac ce pti n g Goo ds or Se rvi c e Fre e of Cost
or at L owe r Pri ce s: Whoe ve r, be ing a public ser vant, a cce pts or agre es or
attempts to ac ce pt, without a prior a pprova l of Go v ernme nt of Nepa l or public
institution, any goods or service free of cost or a t lower prices for him/herself or
for any other person, from a ny individua l, ha vin g k now le dge that suc h individual
is re late d to or is like ly to be re late d to any act related to his/her office or any act
carried out or to be carried out by him/herself is rela ted to any function of his
office, sha ll be lia ble to a punishment of imprison ment for a term from six m onths
to one yea r depe nding on the de gre e of the offe nce a nd a fine equal to the
amount in volved a nd in case such goods is a lready a ccepted, it sha ll be confiscated
and in case of the service, the price there of sha ll be fixed and a fine equa l to the
price of suc h service sha ll be im posed.

5. Pun ishme nt for Taki n g Gi ft, Pre sen t, Awa rd or Donation : (1) Whoeve r,
bein g a public ser vant, a c ce pts, without a prior a p pro va l Gove rnme nt of
Ne pal or a public institution, a ny type of donation , gifts, pre sents, awards or a ny
type of bene fit him/herself or through any me mber o f his/her fa m ily or other
person, so as to c ausing an impac t in any wa y on a n y of h is/ he r works whic h is
suppose d to be c a rried out by him/he r a cc ording to the office he /she assumes;
or any public ser vant who borrows from a person re l ate d to a work which he/she
has to carry out according to the office he assume s , sha ll be lia ble to a punishment
of imprisonme nt from three to six months de pending on the de gree of the offe nce
and the amount shall be c onfisca ted.
(2) Whoe ver, be ing a public se rva nt, ha s re ce ive d a ny prese nt or gift in
e xc hange of a gi ft o r pr e se n t b ro ugh t fro m t he a m o u nt of a fu nd
b e lo n g in g to Go ve r nm e n t o f N e pa l or a public instit ution, such gift or present
sha ll be immedia tely subm itte d to his/her office. I f not submitte d, it shall be
deemed to ha ve committed the offence re ferre d to in Sub-section (1) and such gift
or present sha ll be confiscate d ha ving him /her puni shed acc ordingly.
6. Pun ishme nt for Taki ng Comm issi on :
In c ase a n y t ype o f c om m issio n,
rem une ra t ion, brokera ge fee, be nefit or a d va nta ge i s liab le to be pa id while
perform in g dutie s by a public servant or while purc ha sing or hiring or ta king or
giving on a lease a ny commodity or ser vic e nec e ssa r y for Go ve rnme n t of
Ne pa l or a p ub l ic inst itu t io n or w h ile a w ardin g or a c ce ptin g a contra ct by
Go vernme nt of Ne pa l or a pub lic ins titu tio n or whi le selling or hiring or
takin g or givin g on a le a se any c ommodity or ser vic e produc ed by Go vernment
of Nepa l or a public institution, such comm ission, remuneration, brokera ge fe e,
bene fit or ad vantage shall be submitte d to the c onc e rne d offic e with in se ven
days from the date of receipt. In case not subm itte d as suc h, such public servant
sha ll be deemed to ha ve comm itte d the offe nce re fer re d to in Se ction 3 a nd the
amount sha ll be c onfisc a te d ha vin g him/her punished acc ordingly.

7. Pun ishme nt to Pu blic Se rvants for Leaki n g Reven ue: Whoe ver, be in g a
pub lic ser van t unde r the duty of c ollecting re ve nue s, causes re venue leaka ge or
help or abets a ny pe rson for it s le a ka ge ha vin g bee n in vol ve d him /her se lf in
a ny of the fo l low in g m an ner s, s ha ll be deeme d to ha ve comm itted the offe nce
referre d to in Section 3 with regard to the am ount of re ve nue so le a ke d a nd
he/she sha ll be lia b le to the sa me punishm e nt of im prisonme nt, a nd double of
the amount of re venue lea ked shall be fined: –
(a) To assist any pe rson in t he ac t of le ak ing re v enue in any m anner
wha tsoe ve r, ha ving ac c ep ted any c a sh or kind, fee , pr ize or dona t ion
or a ny type o f othe r be ne fit or forbear to collec t re venue or to a ssist or
cause to a ssist to collect less re venue having c a u s e d lo s s t o Go ve r n m e nt
o f N e p a l o r a p u b l ic i n st it ut io n by ta king or not t aking any type of ga in
from any person;
(b) To a sse ss or a s s is t t o a s s e s s le ss re ve n ue or t o a s se s s re ve n ue to
t he e ffe c t o f n o t c ha r gin g re ve nue a t a ll b y n ot go ing t hrou gh t he
doc ume nt s or not in ve s tiga tin g suc h d o c u m e nt s or by no t c o lle c t i n g
n e c e ss a r y e vid e nc e w h i le a s s e s s in g r e ve n u e a s requi re d by the
existing law;
( c ) T o e m be z z le t he r e ve n ue c o l le c t e d b y n o t de p os i t i n g it in
a c c o rd a n c e w it h t h e pre va iling laws;
(d) To re le as e or a ssis t t o re le a se go o ds, by m a k in g d iffe ren c e in t he
in vo ic e , qua lity or q ua n t i t y o f s uc h g o o d s, a n d w it h ou t c o ll e c t i n g
t he pr e sc r ib e d re ve n ue w h i l e assessing the re venue or carrying out
valuation of such goods.
8 . Pun ishme nt to Pu bl ic Se rvan ts for Ge tti n g Ille gal B e ne fit or Causi ng
Ille gal Loss with M ala fide Inte nti on: (1) Whoe ve r, be in g a public se r va nt,
c om mits a ny of the fo llow in g a cts w it h the mala fide in te ntion o f get t in g
ille ga l be ne fits for h im /he rse lf or for a ny ot her p erson, or of ca usin g loss to

Go ver nme nt of N epa l or pu blic inst itu t ion, s ha ll be lia ble to a n
im p r is o nm e n t o f a te r m fro m t hr e e m o n th s t o t h r e e y e a r s de pe n d in g on
t he de gre e o f o f fe n c e , a n d i n c a s e t h e a m o un t i n vo l v i n g th e o f fe n c e is
k no w n , s uc h a m o u n t s ha l l be c o n f i s c a t e d h a v i n g h im / h e r f in e d
a c c or d in g ly . I n c a s e s u c h a m o u n t i s n o t k n o w n , a n i m pr is on me nt for
a te r m fr om t hre e m o n th s t o t hre e ye a r s a n d a fin e from t e n t ho us a nd to
fifty thousa nd rupees sha ll be im posed.
( a ) T o sh o w m or e c o s t s o r w o r ks in a n u n n a t u r a l m a n n e r
w i t h ou t a ny gr o u n d o f justifica tion while conductin g physibility
study of, or setting norm s for, a projec t.
(b) T o us e o r a l low t o u se t he c o ns tr uc t io n m a te ria ls of low e r
q ua l it y t ha n t ha t o f t he p re s c r i be d q ua l i t y , o r t o c e rt i fy or
t o a p p ro ve t he u s e o f su c h m a t e r ia l s a s t he materia ls of
prescribed qua lity;
(c) To d e gra d e the qua lity o f c o ns truc tion w ork or to c ha n ge the
form or shape t here of or t o c a r r y ou t o r c a u s e t o c a r r y o u t
c on s t r u c t i o n w or k s i n c o n t r a ve n t i o n o f t h e pr e s c r ib e d
t e r m s , c o n d it i o n s a n d s t a n da r d; o r t o c e r t if y o r t o
a p p r o ve s uc h c o n st r u c t i on w or k a s q u a l ita t i ve a n d u n d e r
t he pr e sc r ib e d t e r m s a n d c on d i t i on s w ithout any rea sonable
ground;
(d) To c a r r y o ut or ca use to c a rr y ou t c o ns tr uc t io n w ork s ha vin g
inc rea se d or a m en de d the costs estima te in an unna t ura l manner
and without any reasona ble ground;
( e ) T o gi ve o r r e c e i ve p a ym e n t h a vin g pr e pa re d fa ls e b il ls or
r e c e ip t s o r t o gi ve or receive double payment of bi lls;
(f) To p r o c u r e or c a us e t o pr oc ure e xc e s s ive qua n t i ty of go o ds in
a n u nn at ura l manner than the quantity nee ded withou t reasonable

grounds;
( g) T o c a r r y ou t or c a u s e t o c a rr y ou t u n n a tu r a l va lua t io n o f a
g o ve r n m e nt property, a property of a public organiz ation or of
public property;
(h) To r e g ist e r, occ upy or use or to c ause t o re gis te r, oc cupy or use
a go ve rnm en t or pu bl ic p r ope r t y in o n e ‘s ow n na me o r in t he
na m e o f o t he r in a n i l le ga l manner;
(i) To va lue or c a u s e t o va lue a c o lla tera l sec urit y t o be
mort ga ge d in t he nam e of a go ve r nm e n ta l o r p ub lic
orga niz a t ion in an e xc e s s ive a n d u nr ea s ona ble price s than the
rea l pric es;
( j) To pr oc ure or c au se t o proc ure goo d s o f de grad i n g q ua lit y,
da te e x pire d a n d t o pr o c u r e or c a us e t o p ro c ur e g o o d s
h a v i n g pa id h i g h e r p r ic e s i n a n unnatura l manner.
(2) In c ase a ny p ub lic se r va n t d oe s n ot re turn a ve hic le or a fa c il ity
a va ila b le to him/ her by vir tue o f h is /he r o ffic ia l po sit ion w ith in t he
pre scr ibed t ime a fter t he e xp iry of the offic ia l po s it io n w it h ou t a ny
rea sona ble gr ou nd, he /she sha l l b e lia ble t o a fine from o ne tho usa nd to
fi ve t hou sa nd ru pe e s de pe ndin g o n t he de gre e o f t he offe ns e a nd s uc h
ve h ic le or fa c ilit y s ha l l be taken bac k.
(3) Whoe ver, be ing a pu blic se r va nt, c a use s a ny ty p e of los s t o a
go ve rnme n ta l o r p u b lic p r o p e r t y w it h m a l a fi d e i nt e nt io n h a vi n g
c om m it te d a n y a c t e x c lu d in g t he a c t s re ferred to in Sub-Sec tion (1) and (2),
sha ll be lia ble to a punishment of imprisonme nt not e xc e e din g tw o ye ar s or of
a fin e e qu a l t o t he am ou n t o f t he los s or b o th de pe n din g o n t he de gree of
the offe nce. ( 4) I n c a s e a n y pe r so n o t he r t h a n a p u b li c s e r va nt , w it h m a l a
f i de in te n t i o n o f m a k i n g i l le ga l ga in to h im / h e r s e l f o r t o a n y ot h e r

p e r s on , d oe s n o t a b id e b y t h e t e r m s a n d c ondit ion s o f a n oa t h,
unde rta kin g, a gr ee me nt, c ontr a ct, lice n se , pe rm it, pr om iss ory note or
dea lers hip e ntere d int o w ith Go ver nme nt of Ne pa l o r a p ublic ins t itut ion or
c arr ie s ou t b u sine s s or m isu s es the fa c il it ie s or p owe rs o f go ve rnm en t a l or
s uc h in st it ut ion vio la t in g th e R u le s o r P r oc e dur e s de te rm in e d by or t er m s
a nd c o nd it io n s a c c e pt e d b y Go ve r n me nt o f Ne pa l or s uc h ins t it u t io n in a
ma n ne r p r oh ib it e d by t he p re va i l in g la w, he /s he s ha l l b e l ia b le t o a
p un i s h m e nt o f im pr i s on m e nt no t e xc e e d i n g t w o ye a rs a n d b e fin e d
according to the amount of loss and the amount of l oss sha ll be confiscated.
9. Pun ishme nt to Pu bl ic Se rvants Pre p ari ng False D o cu me nts:
Wh o e ve r,
b e in g a p u b l ic s e r va n t u n de r t h e d ut y o f p r e p a r in g d o c um e n t s, pr e pa r e s
fa ls e doc ume nt s w it h mal a fi de inte nt ion of ca usin g lo ss to Go ver nm e nt of
Ne pa l or Go ve r nm e nt or p ub l ic ins t it u tio n, sha l l be l ia b le t o a pu n is h me nt
o f im p r is o nm e n t for a te rm from three months to one year, and a fine from ten
thousand to fifty thousand rupees.
10. Pun ishme nt for Tr an slatin g Fal se D ocume nts:
Whoeve r, either a public
servant or a ny othe r p e rs o n a u t ho r iz e d or d e s i g na te d t o t ra n s la te
d oc um e n t s , w r on gl y t ra n s la te s do c um e n t s, tran s la te s doc ume nts
inc orp ora t ing t here in fa ls e pa rt icu lar s or m ake s di ffe re nc e in t he nam e,
s ur na m e, da t e, fac t s or oth e r par t ic u la r s w ith the m al a fi d e inte nt ion of
c a u s in g lo ss t o Go vernme nt o f Ne pa l, a Go ve r nm en t or pu b lic in stitut ion;
or w it h the in ten t ion o f ge tt in g il le ga l be ne fit t o him /h erse lf or t o a ny ot her
pers on, s ha ll be lia ble to a pun ishme n t o f im p r is o n m e n t for a te rm fr o m
t hr e e m on ths to one ye a r a nd o f a fin e fr om te n t ho u sa nd t o fifty thousand
rupees, depending on the de gree of offence comm itte d.
11. Pun ishme nt for Te mperi ng Gove rnmen t D oc um en ts:
Whoe ver, eithe r a
pub lic se r va nt or a n y o th e r pe r so n, c o r re c ts, a d ds, o r c h a nge s in
d oc um e n t s b e lo n g in g t o a go ve rn m e n t or pu blic inst i t ut ion w ith out
a ut hor it y or in a n ille ga l ma nne r, s ha ll be lia b le to a pun is hme nt of

im p r i s o n m e n t fo r a t e rm fr o m th r e e m o nt h s t o t w o yea rs a n d a fin e n ot
e xc e e d in g f i ft y thousa nds rupees.
12. Pun ishme nt for Causing Damage to Gove rnment or Publ i c Doc um en ts:

Whoe ve r, be ing a pu b lic se r va n t, c onc e a ls a d oc um e n t be lo n gin g to
go ve rn me nt or t o a pu blic in st it ut ion or c a u s e s d a m a g e t o , o r d e s t r o y s ,
s u c h d o c u m e n t , s ha l l b e l i a b l e t o a p u n i s h m e n t o f i m pr iso n m e nt
fro m s i x m o n t h t o o n e ye a r a nd s h a l l be f ine d fr om t e n t ho u sa nd t o
f ift y t h o u sa n d r u pe e s . In c a s e a n y lo s s i s i n c u r r e d d u e t o s u c h
c o n c e a lm e n t , d a m a g e o r de struction, the loss shall a lso be recove red.
13. Pun ishme nt for Di scl osin g Se c re c y of Qu e sti on P ape rs o r Alte ri n g the
Re sul t of Examin ati on : Sa ve in c a se s w h e re the a ut h or iz e d pe r s on
d is c los e s or c a u se s to dis c lo se qu e st i o n pa pe r s o f a n e xa m i n a t i o n to be
c on du c te d b y a g o ve rn m e n t b o d y or a p u b l ic i n s t i t ut i o n be for e t he
p re s c r i be d t im e ha vin g g i ve n r e a s o n s o f s pe c ia l c ir c um s t a nc e s,
whoe ve r, be in g a p ublic se rva nt, d isc lo se s or c a use s t o d isc lose the se cre c y
o f suc h que s t ion pa pe r in a n y m a nne r w ha t soe ve r, or a lte r s or c a u ses to
a lte r the re sult s o f e xa m ina t ions w ith the in te n tio n o f m a kin g il le ga l
a d va nta ge to h im/ he r se lf o r an y o t he r p ers on, s ha ll be lia b le to a
p un i sh m e nt o f im p r is o nm e n t fr om th r e e m o nt h s t o o ne ye a r a nd sh a l l be
f ine d fr om fi ve thousand to ten thousand rupees.
14. Pun ishme nt to Pu blic Se rvants Enga gi n g i n Ill e g al Trade o r B usi ne ss:

Whoe ve r, be ing a p ub l ic se r va nt, e nga ge s in t rad e o r bus ine s s in h is/h er
own n a me or in t he nam e o f o t he r p e rs o n or in pa r t n e r sh ip w it h o t he r s,
ta k e s p ar t in a uc t ion or bid din g, or b e c om e s a pa r t n e r in a ny fir m or
c om pa n y o r a c oope ra t i ve or ga n iza t io n w h ile be ing p r ohibit e d b y la w, sha ll
be lia b le a pu nis hm e n t o f im pr iso nm e nt for a ter m f rom t hre e m on t hs to
s ix m o nt h s a n d a fine fro m t e n t ho us a nd to f ift y t h ou sa n d r up e e s , a n d t he
p ro p e r t y e ar n e d in su c h a m a n n e r sh a ll b e confiscat e d.
P ro vid e d t ha t, t h is se c t io n sha ll n ot be dee me d t o ha ve hin de red to

sub scr ibe sha re s of a public limite d com pany ca lled for public subscription.
15. Pun ishme nt for Cl aimin g Fal se De sign ati on:
Whoe ve r, e it her a pub lic
ser va nt or an y o the r pe rs o n fa ls e ly c la im s t ha t he / she h old s a n y po s itio n,
p ow er, ca pa c ity or fac i lit y or e n jo y s s uc h position , power, capac ity or facility
of a public ser va nt whic h he/she is not entitled to or displa ys an y s ymb ol, dre ss
or m ark re la t ing to a p os it io n o f a pub lic se r va nt or we a rs o r d is p la y s a ny
obje ct re sem blin g to suc h s ym bo l, dre ss or ma rk w it h the inte nt ion of
lea d ing ot hers t o fa lse ly be lie ve tha t these a re t h e offic ia l s ymbols, dres ses
or ma rks of a pub lic se r va nt, sha ll be lia ble t o a pun ishme nt of
impr is o nm en t for a te rm from o ne ye a r t o two ye a rs a nd w ith a fine fr om
f ift y t h ou s a n d t o o ne hu n dr e d t ho u s a nd ru p e e s , d e p e nd in g on t h e d e gr e e
o f t he offe nc e committed.
16. Pun ishme nt for Gi vi ng Fal se Particulars:
( 1 ) Wh oe ve r , w it h t he
in t e nt ion o f s e c ur in g a p os it io n o f a pu b lic se r va n t , or of be in g c o n t in ue
in s uc h a po s it io n, or o f se c ur in g a n y po sit ion or of ge tt in g a ny be ne fit or
fac ilit y, gi ve s fa lse pa rt icu lars re gardin g h is ed u ca t iona l qu a li f ic a t io n s,
n a m e, na m e s of th e fa th e r a nd gr a nd fa t h e r, a ge , c a s te , s ur na me , a d dre s s,
na t iona lit y or q ua l ific a tio n, or give s fa lse de sc r i pt ion in a ny ot he r m a tte r s,
or s ub m it s fa lse ce rtifica te re la t ing the re to, sha l l be lia b le t o a punishme nt
of impr iso nm ent for a term from s ix m on ths to o ne y e ar a nd of a fine fr om
ten th o usa nd t o tw e nt y thou sa nd r up ee s, depe nd ing o n the degree of the
offense committed. ( 2) Wh o e ve r , b e in g a pu b l i c s e r va n t un de r t h e d ut y o f g i vi n g
s ta t e m e n t o f h i s/ h e r pr o pe rt y u n de r t h is Ac t or a ny o t he r p re va i l in g
law s , g ive s fa ls e s ta t e m e nt e it he r h a vin g inc rea sed or ha vin g c onc ea le d
the ac t ua l prope rt y be lo n gin g t o or re g iste re d in h is/ he r na m e or un der
h is /her sha re ent itle me nt or be longing to h is /he r j o int fam ily, sha ll be lia b le
to a pu nishm e nt o f im pr iso n m e nt fo r a t e r m fr o m on e m o n th to th re e
m o n th s a n d t he fin e no t e x c e e din g t e n t h ou s a n d r u pe e s . Th e p ro pe r t y,

wh ic h ha s be e n c o n ce a le d in su c h a m a n ne r, s h a l l a ls o be confiscated.
17. Pun ishme nt for Damagi n g Public Prope rty:
W h o e v e r , b e i n g a p u b l i c
s e r v a n t , m is a pp ro pria te s, c a use s los s to or a b us e s or c a use s o the rs to do
s o, or de s tr o ys or use s for pe r son a l pur po se s, w hil e per for m in g h is/h er
dut ie s pe r ta in in g t o h is /he r o ffice , sh a ll be l ia b l e t o be pun is he d pur sua nt
to S ec t ion 3 a nd t he prop ert y w h ic h ha s be e n m is ap p r opr ia te d, dam a ge d,
misuse d or de stroyed or caused othe rs to do so, sha ll be reco vered from him/her.
18. Pun ishme nt for Exe rtin g Ille gal Pressure s:
Wh oe ve r , e ith e r a p ub l ic
se r va n t or a ny ot he r pe rso n, c om pe ls a ny p u bl ic se r va n t or a ny ot he r
pe r son to c om m it a n y o ffe n ce pu nis ha b le ur der th is Ac t by exe rc ise of
fe a r or th rea t o f un de r, k id na p pin g, ta k ing aw a y of pro pe r ty, o f c a us ing
a dve rse im pa c t on pre st ige or by e xer t ing an y o t he r ty pe o f il le ga l pre ssure,
sha ll be lia b le t o a punis hm en t o f im pr isonme nt for a term fr om four to
e igh t yea rs a nd a fine fr om one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand
rupees.
19. Pun ishme nt for G ivi ng Fal se Re port:
( 1 ) Wh oe ve r , e ith e r a p ub l ic
s e r va n t o r a ny o t he r p e r s on a u th o riz e d to c a rr y o ut a u dit in g in a
go ve r n m e nt bo d y or in a p ub l ic in s t it ut io n, pr e pa re s a u d i t in g r e p o r t
w i t h m al a f i de i n t e n t i o n h a vi n g s h o w n t h e fa c t s n o t d o n e o r hap pe ne d
in t he tra n sa c tio n or ha vin g c once a led the fa ct s do ne or ha ppe ned, sha ll be
liab le t o a pu nis hm e n t o f im pr iso nm e nt for a te rm f r om t hre e m on t hs to
o ne ye a r a nd to a fine from t e n t h o u s a n d ru pe e s t o f i ft y t h o u s a n d r u pe e s
d e p e n d in g o n t h e d e gr e e o f th e o f fe n c e comm itte d. ( 2) S a ve a s p ro vi d e d in Su b- s e c t io n ( 1 ), in c a se a n y p ub l ic
s e r va n t o r a ny ot h e r pe rson u nde r t he du t y o f s ubm i t t in g re port ha ving
c on duc te d a st udy or in ve s t iga tion o n an y s u b je c t i n c o nn e c t ion w ith
fun c t io ns o f go ve r n m e nt bo dy or p ub lic in s t i t u t io n, pr e pa r e s re p or t w ith
m a l a fi d e int e nt i o n ha vi n g s h o w n t h e fa c ts a c t ua l ly n o t do n e or
h a p pe n e d or ha vin g c o nc e a le d t he fa c ts a c t ua l ly do n e o r h a p p e n e d , s u c h

p e r s on s s h a l l b e l ia b le t o a punis h me nt of im p ris onme n t for a te rm fro m
t hre e m o n ths t o o ne yea r a n d t o the fine fro m t e n t h o us a n d r u pe e s t o
f if t y t h o u s a n d r u pe e s d e pe n d i n g o n t he d e gr e e o f t h e o f fe n c e
committed.
20. Pro pe rty De e me d to be Ac qui red Il l egall y:
(1) In c ase t he sta te me nt of
pro per ty subm it ted in a cc ord an c e w it h p re va ilin g la w s b y a pu blic se r va nt
dee me d t o ha ve he ld a p u blic o ff ic e in a c c o rd a nc e w i t h p r e va i l i n g la w s
s e e m s t o be in c om pa t i b le or un n a t u ra l o r i n c a se he / s h e m a inta ins a n
inc om pat ib le or un s uitab le li fe s ty le or it is pro ve d tha t he / sh e h as gi ve n
som e o ne a d o n a t io n, gi f t, gr a nt , p r e s e nt o r h a s le n t m o n e y b e yo nd
h is / he r c a pa c it y , h e / s he sh a ll pr o ve t h e s ource s fr om wh ic h he /s he ha s
a cqu ire d suc h property a nd if he fa ils to do so, su c h pro pe rty sha ll be
deemed to ha ve been acquire d in an ille ga l ma nner. (2) In case it has been prove d that a public servan t has acquire d property
in an illega l manner as referre d to in Sub-section (1), he/she sha ll be liable to a
punishment of im prisonme nt for a term not e xc eeding tw o years a s per the
amount of the property ac quire d in such a ma nne r, a nd a fine a cc ording to the
a mount of prope rty a nd the ille ga l prope rty ac quire d in
such a manner sha ll a lso
be confiscated.
21. Pun ishme nt for Commi ttin g Atte mpts:
Exc e pt ot he rw ise pro vid e d for in
this c hap te r, whoeve r attempts to comm it a n offe nse punishable under this Act
sha ll be liable to half of the p un ishme nt t o be imp ose d on the pu blic ser va nt or
a ny other per son comm itt ing suc h offe nces.
22. Pun ishme nt to Acc om plic es:
Exc e p t o the rw ise pr o vid e d e ls ew he r e in t h is
Ac t , t he accomplic es to a ny offe nse punishable unde r this Act sha ll be lia ble to
half of the punishme nt to be imposed on the public serva nt or any other person
committing such offence s.
Provide d that, the accomplice who has give n ca sh o r kind or made
a va ilable any other type of be ne fit to the public s er vant or a ny other person

committ in g a n offe nce or who has taken suc h bene fit sha ll be liable to the
punishment as equal to the person committing the of fence.
23. Pri n ci pal to be D eeme d to h ave Comm itte d the O f fe nce in c ase a
Corpo rate B ody C ommi ts Offenc e: In case any firm, compa ny or corpora te
body c ommits a ny act tha t is deeme d to be a n offenc e under this chapter, the
partners a t the time of c ommission of the act in ca se of a firm and the person
acting a s the princ ipa l offic ial in case of a compa ny or a c orpora te body shall be
deemed to ha ve comm itte d the offence.
Provide d that, in case it is proved that suc h act has been comm itted prior to
the a ppointme nt of the person a ctin g a s the princ ip a l offic ial, the person who has
com mitted the ac t sha ll be deemed to ha ve comm itte d the offe nce.
Explanation:
For the purpose of this Sec tion, the “the pe rson ac ting as the
princ ipa l offic ial” mea ns the Chairma n, Board Membe r, Ge nera l Ma nager,
Ma naging Direc tor or the Officia l of a com pany or c orporate body working in
the same capac ity.
24. Ad diti onal Punishment:
In case the offe nce s under this cha pter ha ve been
committed by an office bearer of a constitutiona l o rgan or body to be nom ina ted or
appointe d by offic er be lo nging to the spe cia l c lass of Go ve rnm e nt of Ne pa l or
offic ers o f e qu iva le nt rank; Head, General Ma nager or officer of a public
institution of equiva lent ra nk, such person sha ll b e lia ble to the punishment of
imprisonme nt for a term of three years in a ddition to the punishment pre scribed for
suc h offence.
Chapter – 3
Inve stigations, In qui ries an d Filling of Cases of C orru ption
25. Inve stigations an d Inquiries:
(1) In ca se the investiga ting authority comes to
know, through any informa tion, source or a c om pla in t lodged by any person, that
any person ha s c ommitted or is going to comm it corr uption, it sha ll initia te
necessary investigations, inquiries and other actio ns in this regard.

( 2) N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a ny t h i n g c o n t a in e d i n S u b – S e c ti o n ( 1 ),
i n c a s e t h e in vestigating a uthority ha s rece ive d in form ation from a ny source that
any person ha s c om m itted or is go ing to c om m it c orr upt ion, such author ity
ma y ta ke imm ed iate a c t ions inc luding raid, se izure of docume nts or goods and
materia ls or arrest of person.
26. Pre l imi nary Inqui ry:
The in vest iga tin g a uthority shall, upon ha ving rece ived
a c ompla int or informa t ion tha t one ha s c omm it te d o r is goin g to c omm it an
offe nc e un de r th is Ac t, initiate pre lim inary inquir y confidentially a s may be
necessary.
27. See k in g Explan ati on :
While c onduc ting preliminary inquiry pursua nt to
Sec tion 26, in case the in ves t iga ting a uthority is of t he vie w tha t the
informa tion rece ive d is ba se d on fac ts, it may, ha v ing pro vided particulars
relating thereto, see k for comme nt or e xplana tion f rom the concerne d body or
person a s may be necessary.
28. Powe rs of In ve stigati n g Authori ty:
(1) The inve stigating a uthority may, while
conduc ting in vest iga t io ns a nd inquir ies into offe ns e s of corrup tio n u nde r th is
Cha pte r, e xe rc ise the following powers: –
(a) To orde r a go ve rnm ent bo dy, pu blic inst itut ion , public se r va nt
or a ny other pe rson to se nd or sub m it w it h in a c er t a in tim e
a ny re le va nt d oc um e nt, doc um e n tar y e vidence s or a ny other
things before it;
(b) To conduc t inq u iry w ith, or to re cord the sta te m ent of, the
pub lic ser vant or a ny othe r p e r s on a c c u s e d of c o r ru p t io n or
t he pe r so n t o w h o m th e in ve st i ga t in g a u th o ri t y deem s to
having informa tion on the re leva nt fac ts;
( c ) T he in ve st iga t ing a u t h o r it y m a y, u p on h a v i n g t a k e n
e xp la n a t i o n fr o m or up on c omp let in g inq uir y or re co r din g
the s ta tem en t of a p ub lic ser vant or a ny othe r pers on a c c us e d

o f c or r up t io n , r e le a s e s u c h pe r so n h a vi n g e x e c u t e d a bo n d
fro m h im / he r t o a pp e a r a s a n d w h e n re q uir e d, or ha v in g
re q u ir e d h im / he r t o a p pe a r o n t he pre sc r ibe d d a te o r , in c a se
t he re is a r ea s on a ble c a u se t o be l ie ve t ha t s uc h p u b l ic
se r va n t o r p e rs o n m a y a b sc on d o r t h e r e h a s b e e n a l o s s o f
a n a m ou n t , t h e in ve s t i ga t in g a ut h or ity m a y a s k fro m
h im / he r t o su b m it a d e p o s it o r g ua r a n t e e a n d re q uir e
h im / he r t o ap pe a r in t h e pre sc r ibe d da te o r in c a se n o
de p os it or gu a ra nte e is pr od uc e d, kee p him/her in c ustody.
( 2) In c a s e t h e in ve st i ga t in g a u th o r it y h a s se n t a le tt e r h a vi n g
f ixe d a t im e lim it t o t he c o nc e rne d b od y, p ub l ic se r va n t or o the r per s on
req u ir in g to su bm it a ny doc um e n t o r a ny ot h er m a te r ia l or t o pr o vide
info rm a tio n on a n y ma tt er or re qu ir in g a p u bl ic s er va n t or a ny other
person to a ppea r be fore it, it s ha ll be done ac cord in gly an d in c a se not done,
it sha ll be as follows:-
(a) In c a se t h e c onc er ne d go ve r nm e nt bo dy or pu b lic in s t it u t io n
d oe s n ot su b m it s uc h d oc u m e nt or m a t e r ia l o r d oe s n ot
p ro vid e in fo rm a t i on w it h in t h e t im e pr e sc r ib e d, t h e
i n ve st i ga t i n g a u t h o r i t y m a y s e nd a le t t e r t o t he c o nc e rn e d
go ve rn me n t b od y or a publ ic inst itut ion t o ta ke de p a rtm e n ta l
a ct ion a ga inst t he c hie f o ffic er of the c o nc e rne d g o ve rn me nt
b od y o r a p ub l ic ins t it u t io n a nd in c a se s u c h a l e t t e r i s
r e c e ive d, t h e c o n c e r ne d g o ve r n m e nt b o d y o r a p u b l ic
institution sha ll ta ke actions immediate ly.
(b) In c a se t he c oncerne d p ub l ic se r va n t or a n y o th e r p er s on doe s
n ot su b m it t he d o c um e n t o r m a t e r ia l o r d oe s n o t pr o vi d e
i n fo rm a t i o n o r d oe s n ot a p pe a r w it hin t he pre sc r ib e d
per iod, the in ve st iga t ing a uth orit y m a y im po se a fi ne n ot

exceeding one thousa nd rupees on such person.
(c) In c a se a ny go ve r nm e n t b od y, pu b lic in st it ut ion , p ub l ic
se r va n t o r a n y o th e r pe r s on doe s not do a s re q uire d t o do in
wr it in g b y the in ve st i ga t in g a ut h or ity e ven a fte r t he
depa rtm e nta l ac t ion or im pos itio n o f a fine p urs uan t t o Cla use s
(a) or (b ) , t he in ve s t i ga t in g a u t ho r it y m a y is su e a rr e st
w a rr a n t t o ge t t he c h ie f offic e r o f s uch bo dy or in s t itu te or
suc h p ub lic ser va nt or o the r pers on ap pea red an d ge t su c h
doc um e nt or ma t er ia l pr o duce d or ac q uired n e ce ssa ry
inform a tio n from h im/ he r. In c a se the ch ie f office r o f a bo dy
or inst itut ion, public ser va nt or a ny o the r per s on so arre s te d
doe s no t s ubm it suc h doc um e nt or ma te r ia l or doe s n ot gi ve
in fo rm a t io n re la t i n g th e re t o, th e in ve st i ga t i n g a ut h or it y
m a y o r de r fo r keeping him/her in custody for a pe ri od of up to
seve n da ys.
( 3) Aft e r t he in ve s t i g a t in g a u t ho r it y ‘s or d e r fo r d e pa rt m e n t a l
a c t ion or pa y m e nt of t he fine p u rs u a n t to S u b-sec t i on (2), in c a se the ch ie f
o ffic er of t he co nc e rne d body or t he c onc er ne d pub l ic se r va nt or a ny ot h er
per s on su bm its a n a p pl ic a t ion a lo ng w ith re a so na b le c a use s for be in g
u na ble to do a s re q uire d, a n d i f t he c a us e s are sa t is fa c t ory, s u c h or d er or
order of fine may be cancelled. ( 4) T he i n ve st i ga t i n g a ut h or it y m a y c o nd u c t o r c a u s e to
c on du c t a s e a r c h a t a n y p la c e a nd se iz e a n y ne c e s s a r y m a t e r ia ls or
d oc um e n t o r P ho t os t a t c o py th e re o f w h i le c ond uc t ing the s e arc h. A
rec e ip t o f t he ma ter ia l or doc um e nt s o se iz e d sh a ll be g i ve n t o t he
concerned person.
29. Ap poi ntmen t or D esi gn ati on of Inve sti gati on Of fice r
: The inve st igat ion
a uthority ma y, in o r de r t o c on du c t in ve st i ga t ion a n d i nq u ir ie s in t o t he

o ffe nc e s p un ish a b le u nd e r t h is Ac t , a ppo in t or de s igna te a ny o ffic er un der
it or a ny go ve rnme nt offic e r or a ny office r o f a pu blic institution as the
investigation officer.
P ro vid e d tha t, wh ile appo int in g or de signa t ing a ny go ver nme nt
offic er, or o ffic er of a pu b lic in st it ut ion a s th e in ve st iga t in g o ffic e r,
c on sult a t io n sha ll be he ld w it h Go ve r n me nt of Ne pa l or with the Chief
Officer of the c oncerned body, depe nding on c irc ums tance s.
30. Fun cti ons, D uti e s and Po we rs of the In vestigati on O ffice r
: (1) Func tions,
dutie s and powers of the inve stigation offic er sha l l be as follows:-
(a) To arre st the offe nder immedia te ly and to take necessary ac tions;
(b) To conduc t or c ause t o c onduc t se arc h a t a ny o f fic e , h ouse,
buildin g, godown, veh ic le o r a ny ot her p la c e s w h ile
c on duc tin g in ve st i ga t ion a nd in q uir ie s or while c ol lecting
e vidence into offence s punishable under this Act;
(c) To exercise other powers conferred on the in ves tigation officer.
( 2) Wh i le co nd uc t ing in ve s t iga t io n a nd in q uir ie s in to offe nc e s
pun isha ble u nd e r t his Ac t, the in ve stiga tio n o ffice r sha ll ha ve a ll s uch
pow ers, dutie s, fac ilit ie s a nd ob liga tion a s t h e p o l ic e is ha vin g u n d e r t he
p re va i l in g la w s in re s pe c t t o r e c o r din g s ta t e m e n t s o f t h e accuse d persons,
and pre paring reports of public inquiries. (3) Wh ile c a r ry in g out func t ions unde r Su b-se c t io n (2 ), t he
in ve st iga t ion office r m ay exe rc ise t he powe rs e q ui v a le nt t o t he powe r s o f a
c our t to req u ire the a cc u se d t o a p pe a r o n pre sc r ibe d da te or to re le a se
h im / he r o n de p o sit or on gu a ra nte e o r d e ta in h im / he r in c a se he is unable
to furnish suc h de posit or guara ntee as may be nece ssary.
31. Ke e pi n g Acc use d i n C ustody:
(1) The in ve st i ga t ion offic e r m a y, in c a se
the re is s u ffic ie n t gro u nd tha t a ny pe rso n h a vin g b ee n t a ke n a c t io n for a n
o ffe nc e u nd e r this Ac t m a y lo se or de s tr oy an y e vid e nc e or c a u se
h indra nce in the proc es s o f in ve st iga tio n or inq uir ie s or ca u se a d ve r se

im p a c t th e re on , ke e p h im / h e r i n c us t od y h a vi n g gi ven h im a n or d e r of
d e t e nt i on in accorda nce w ith the pre vailing laws. (2) In c a se th e in ve stiga t ion or inqu irie s w ith re g ar d t o a pe rs on is
not c omp lete d w it hin twe nt y fou r h ou r s a n d it a ppe a r s t ha t t he
in ve st i ga t ion ne e d s to be c on t inue d ha vin g him /her de ta in ed, t he
in ve st iga t ion offic e r sha ll de ta in h im /he r a fte r ha vin g him /he r pre se nte d
be fore the a ut hor it y he a rin g t he ca se a nd o nly a fte r ge tt in g ap pro va l
the re for fr om t he a ut h or ity hea r in g the c a se . Wh i le se e kin g for a pp ro va l
wit h t he a u thor it y he a r ing t he c a se , t he c har ges a g a in st the per s on
de ta in e d, its ba se s, the re a s on for c on t in u in g in ve s tiga t io n ha vin g h im/ h er
de ta in e d and if his/her statement has been rec orde d , the conte nts of such
statement sha ll be clearly sta ted. (3) The p e rs o n wh o ha s be e n pre se nte d be fore t he a u t h or ity
hea r in g the c ase for a pp r o va l o f de t e n t ion p u rs u a n t t o S ub – se c tio n ( 2)
m a y s u bm it a n a pp l ic a t io n w h i le b e in g presented the re re que sting for his/her
physica l c heckup. (4) In c a se a p e r m i s s i o n for de te n t ion is so u gh t p u rs ua n t to S ub-
sec t ion (2 ), t he a uth or ity he a rin g the c a se m a y, ha vin g c o ns ide re d whe th er
or not the in ve s t iga tio n ha s be e n c ar r ie d ou t in a sa t isfa c t ory m a nn e r a nd
if it is fou nd tha t t he in ve st i ga t ion is be in g c a rr ie d ou t s a t is fa c t or i ly , g i ve
a pp r o va l fo r d e t e nt i on fo r a m a x im um p e r io d o f s i x m o n th s n ot
exceeding thirty days at a time or time and aga in. (5) Wh ile see kin g fo r a pe rm iss ion fo r ex te n sio n o f t im e dur at ion
o f de te nt ion pu r su a nt to Su b- s e c t i on ( 4 ), t he pe rs o n u nd e r t he c u st o dy
m a y , if h e /s h e s o w a n t s, su b m it a n a pplica t ion to t he au thor it y he ar in g t he
c ase m en t ion ing the re a so n or ba s is for his / he r n ot be in g in dete ntion any
longer.
32. Coope rati on of Othe r B odi es May be Re qu i re d:
(1) The in ve st iga t ing
a uth or it y ma y, in c o u rs e o f in ve s t i ga t io n s a n d inq u ir ie s in t o of fe n s e s

p un i sh a b le u nd e r t h i s Ac t, a s k a n y gove rnme n t b od y or pu blic inst it ut ion
or a ny pe rson for c o opera t ion a s m a y be nec e ssa ry a nd it sha ll be the duty of
suc h body, institution or person to c ooperate a s an d when required.
(2) T he in ve s ti ga t in g a u tho r it y m a y, in c our se of c o ndu ct in g
in ve st i ga t ion a nd inq u ir ie s int o o ffe ns e s o f c or r up t io n u nd e r t his Ac t,
ta k e t he he lp o f po lic e forc e a s w e ll. W hile e n ga gi n g pol ic e pe rs on ne l in
the wor k, t he or de r is sue d b y t he inve st igat ing a ut hor ity sha ll, with re ga rd
to the police , be eq ui va le n t to the orde r o f t he c o nc erne d Inspe c tor Ge ne ra l
of Police. ( 3) T he in ve s t i ga t ion o ff ic e r m a y a sk t h e p o l ic e o f fic e r or
p o l ic e pe r so n ne l subordinate to him/her for he lp. I t s ha ll be the duty of the
c onc erned po lic e offic e r or pe rsonne l to assist him /her in case the investigation
officer requires such assista nce. (4) In c ase the in ve s tigat in g a uth or ity de e ms it fi t tha t be ca use of
the ve ry na t ure o f the offenc e u nder in ves t iga t io n a nd inqu ir y, it is
nec e ssa ry t o c on sult an e xpe r t e n ga ged in a ny a gen c y to be in vo l ve d in suc h
in ve st iga t ion a n d inq uiry; t he in ve st iga t ing a uth or it y ma y a s k t he
c on c e r ne d b o d y t o m a ke s uc h e xp e rt a va i l a b le on a t e m p or a ry
a ss i gn m e n t f or a s pe c ific per iod of t im e, an d in c a se suc h a de ma nd is
ma de, suc h b od y s ha ll, notw ith sta n din g anything c on tained in the pre vailing
laws, make ava ila ble the concerned expert.
33. Autom ati c Su spe nsi on :
In c a se a n y p u bl ic s e r va n t is de t a in e d pu r su a nt to
C la u se (c ) o f S u b sec t ion (1) o f Se c t ion 28, Sub-sec t ion (3) o f Se c t ion 30
a nd Se c t ion 31, he s ha ll i pso f ac to be suspe n ded u n til the per io d of
dete nt ion a nd if a ca se is file d a ga ins t him /h er pu rsua nt to Se c tio n 36,
he/she sha ll ipso facto be suspende d unle ss and until the proceedings of th e case is
over.
34. Acc epti ng Se rvi ce s:
( 1 ) T h e i n ve s t i g a t i n g a u t h o r i t y m a y , w h i l e
c o n d u c t i n g in ve s t i ga t ion , in qu ir ie s a n d ta k in g a n y ot he r a c tio ns

re la t in g t h er e to, re qu ire se r vic e s of experts of the c oncerned subjec t or of
spec ialized agenc ies. (2) The in ve st iga tin g a uth or it y s ha ll, in orde r t o get t he se r vic e s
re fe rre d t o in s ub- sec t ion (1), a pp o in t the c onc er n e d ex pert or spec ia liz e d
a ge nc y a n d wh ile a pp ointin g a s s uc h , t he in ve s t iga t in g a ut h or it y sh a l l
h a ve t o e n te r in t o a n a gr e e m e n t h a vi n g s ta t e d th e f u nc t ion s t o be c a rr ie d
o ut by s u c h e x pe rt or spe c ia liz e d a ge n c y, the p ow e r s t ha t m a y be
e xe r c is e d , t h e t er m s a nd c o nd it io ns to be fu lfi l le d , t h e p roc e d ur e s a nd
rem un e ra t ion a n d other bene fits whic h such expert o r specia liz ed a gency is
entitled to.
(3) In c ase the in ve sti gat in g a ut hor ity is in nee d o f t he se rvice of
e mp lo yee s o f Go ve rnm en t o f Ne pa l or o f a spe c ia liz e d a ge nc y,
notw ith sta nd ing a n yt h in g c on ta ined in t h e p r e va i l i n g l a w s , s u c h
e m p lo y e e s s ha l l b e d e p u t e d f or a p e r i o d r e q u i re d b y t he investigating
authority.
35. Ke e pi n g in Postpon em ent:
Wh ile in q u ir i n g a n d in ve s t in g u nd e r t his Ac t ,
in c a s e it a p pe a rs th a t t he a l le ge d o ffe ns e c o uld n ot be pr o ve d o n t he
b a s is o f t h e c o l le c t e d e vi de nc e , t h e in ve st i ga t ing a u t ho rit y m a y ke e p t he
c om pla in t in p o st pone m e n t is s uin g a n or de r s l ip a lo n g w ith re a s o ns
t he re o f a n d in c a se o f de c is ion o f p o st p on e m e nt, t h e in fo r m a tio n there of
sha ll be given to the acc use d person and the c ompla inant.
P r o vi d e d t h a t, no t h i n g i n t h i s s e c t i o n s h a l l be d e e m e d t o h a ve
p re ve n t e d t o in ve stiga te and re-inquire on suc h com pla int if any new evide nce
is found la ter on.
36. Fil ing of c ase s:
In c onne c tion with a n a cc usa t ion o f c om m iss ion of
c orrupt ion, in ca se the re is a rea sona ble c a use to be lie ve that t he ac c use d has
c om mitte d the sa id offe nce , the in ve st igat ing aut ho r it y s ha ll file a c a se
before the a uth orit y ha vin g powe rs to he ar the c a se un de r t he pre va ilin g

law s.
Chapte r – 4
Provisions Relating to Prevention of Corruption

37. Nati on al Vi gil anc e Ce nter:
(1 ) Go ve rn me nt of Ne pa l m a y e s t ab l ish a
Na t ion a l V i g i la n ce Ce nte r u nd e r the d ire c t c o ntro l a n d s uper vis io n o f t he
P rim e M in is t er in o rde r t o e ffe c ti ve ly c ontrol c orr uption-orie nted acts a nd to
prom ote people ‘s awareness aga inst corruption.
(2) Go ve r nm e n t of N e pa l m a y de s ign a t e a spe c ia l c la s s o ff ic er of
t he c i vi l ser vice as the ch ie f o f t he Ce nte r re ferr e d to in S ub-sec t ion (1), a nd
the re sha ll be othe r offic ia ls of the services of G overnment of Nepa l in the
c e n ter a s m a y be ne ce s sa r y.
38. Fun cti ons, D uties an d Powers of th e Nation al Vi gil anc e C enter:
T he
N a t i on a l V i g i l a nc e Ce nte r e sta blishe d un de r Su b- Sec t io n ( 1) o f Se ct ion 37
sha ll ha ve fo llow in g fu nc t ion s, dut ie s and powers:-
( a ) T o c o l le c t inf o rm a t io n on w h e t h e r o r n ot t he f u nc t io n s t o be
c a r r ie d o u t b y t he M inis trie s, De part me nts, o ffic e s of Go vern me nt
o f N epa l a nd pu b lic in stit u tion are being re gularly carrie d out;
(b) T o a le r t M in i st r ie s , D e p a rtm e nt s, O ffic e s o f Go ve rnm e n t o f N e p a l,
or p ub lic ins t itu t io n in c a se t he func t ions t o be c a rr ie d o ut by the m
a re no t fo und to ha ve b ee n carried out;
(c) T o m o n it o r t he s ta t em e n t o f pr ope rt y a n d in c o me gi ve n by pe rs o ns
h old in g a pu b lic p o st as per the pre vailing laws;
( d) T o m a ke ne c e s sa r y p ro vis i on fo r r e gu la r s u r ve il la n c e , su r pr ise
c he c k a n d investiga tion in c orruption prone places or works;
(e) To ma ke n e c e s s a r y re comm e nda t io ns to Go ve rnm en t of Ne pa l w ith
rega rd to the policie s, strate gies and reformation on laws to be a dopted for
corruption control;

(f) To make p r o v i s io n of a complaint box in the M inistries of Go vernm ent of
Nepal, Departme nts, Office s or public institution;
( g) To p ro vi d e a ny sug ge s t io n or d irec t io n t o the c o nc e rne d b od ie s w it h

(h) To c o lle c t ne ce ssa r y de scr ipt io n or inform a tio n c onc e rn ing
c orrup t ion fr om the b ody or au t hor ity work ing for i n ve st iga t io n into
o ffe nc e s o f c orr upt ion an d t o ma inta in the m u pda te d ;
( i) To forwa rd a ny in form a t ion c once r nin g c orrupt io n re ce i ve d t o it to
the c once r ne d b odie s;
( j) To c arr y ou t or ca use t o c a rry o ut ot he r inc id e n ta l fu nct ions w ith
re ga rd to c orr up t ion c o ntr ol;
(k) To c arry o ut or ca u se to c arr y o ut ot her func t i o ns pre sc r ibe d by t he
Go ve r nme nt o f N epa l.
Chapter – 5
Miscellaneous
39. Statem en t M ay be Take n or Tran sac tion or Acc ou n t M ay be Free ze:
(1)
Notw ithsta nd ing anything conta ined in the existing law, if it a ppears from any
source during the course of inve stigation into offe nces of corruption that there has
been financ ia l transaction or operation of an ac c ou nt in the nam e of a ny person
with a ny bank or fina ncia l inst itut ion with in the c o untry or in an y fore ign
c oun try, t he inve st iga t ing au thor ity m a y order to f re e ze suc h transac tion or
account. The concerned bank or financ ia l institute sha ll freeze suc h transaction or
account in accorda nce w ith the order of the in ve sti ga ting a uthority.
P ro vide d tha t in ca se suc h tra nsa ct ion or a cc o unt to be fre ez e is w ith
a ba nk or financ ial institution in a fore ign countr y, the inve stigation authority
may cause to freeze the operation of transaction or account through the diploma tic
channe l. (2) The investiga ting authority ma y im pose a fine o f fifty thousa nd rupees

in m aximum to t he c hie f o f the c onc e rne d bank or financ ia l institu tion loca ted
in N epa l not freez ing transactions or accounts purs uant to Sub-sec tion (1).
(3) The in vestigation authority may, if it deems fi t in the course of
investigation, ac c ordin g to the ne e d, a sk for the s tate me nt of prope rty
belonging to pe rsons hold ing an office of public re sponsibility or freeze such
property.
40 . B an ni n g to Is s ue o r Fre e zi n g Pa s sp or t :
N o t w it hs t a n d in g a ny t h in g
c on t a in e d in t h e preva iling laws, the in vestiga ting authority may, on the basis
of the gra vity of the offence, the c ondition, c irc u msta nce s in which the acc use d
committed the offence, de gre e of the offe nce and th e pun ishm ent in ca se of
c on vic t ion o f the o ffe nce , iss ue a n orde r to the c o nc erned bodie s for not
issu ing pa ssp ort to a ny a c cused or for withho ld ing it if it ha s bee n a lrea dy
issue d.
41. R e str i c ti o n t o Le a ve Pl ac e s :
In c ase an ac tion ha s be en ta ken aga inst a ny
person under this Act, the in ve stiga tin g a uthority may, on the basis of the
gra vity of the offence, the condition and c irc umsta nces in which the accused
committed the offence, the de gree of the offence an d the punishme nt in case of
con vic tion of the offence, issue an order to a ny ac cused not to lea ve a ny pla ce or
n ot to go an y par t ic u lar pla ce w it ho ut t he a pp ro va l of the in ve s ti ga t in g
authority.
42. P ro vi s i on R e l ati n g to S e rv i c e o f S um m on s :
(1) N otw ithsta ndin g
a nythin g c onta ine d in the e xistin g law, while servi cin g summon in the name of
a foreigne r in any offe nce under this Act, the summ on may be served to the
office or re presenta tive of suc h person within of N epal, if a ny, and service of
summon in tha t manner sha ll be deeme d to ha ve duly ma de.
(2) In case there is no office or represe nta tive re ferred to in sub-Section
(1), the summon sha ll be ser ved to the ma in place o f transaction, or to the address
of such person where he reside s perma ne ntly, or to the addre ss of corre sponde nce
give n by such person in c onne ction with his busine s s transaction through the

mea ns of telex, fax or any other means o f t e le c om m un ic a t io n in w r it t e n
for m o r t h r o u g h r e gi s t e r e d p o s t, a nd t h e s um m o ns se r ve d i n a ny of such
manners shall be dee med to ha ve been duly made.
(3) Notwithsta nd ing anything conta ine d in Sub-sec ti ons (1) or (2),
this Se ction sha ll not be deeme d to ha ve hindered t he service of summons
according to the pro visions of a tre aty in c a se the re is a se para te provis ion for
service of summ ons in the na me of persons livin g in a fore ign c ountry in a ny
trea ty to w hic h Gove rnm ent of Ne pa l or of Nepa l is a party.
4 3. P u b l i c ati on of N o ti c e :
Notwithstanding anything conta ined in the pre vaili ng
laws, in case it has been reported tha t no notice c ould be served while sending a
notice or servic ing a sum m on in the na m e o f a ny pe r son in a c cor da nce w ith
this Ac t or o the r pre va i lin g la ws for n ot fi n d in g t he a d dr e ss of s u c h
p e r s on or fo r a n y o th e r re a s on s , a p u blic n ot ic e s h a ll b e p ub lis h e d le a st
for tw ice in a na t ion a l le ve l ne w s pa pe r ( in ca se of a fore ign er in a
E ngl is h D a ily ) ha ving gi ve n h im/ her a t ime lim it of 30 da ys an d ha vin g
give n s hor t de sc ript io n a s t o whet her t he in ve st iga t ion is un de rwa y or the
c ase is a lre ad y file d a t the a uthority he ar ing the ca se ; an d in c a se a n ot ic e
ha s be e n pub l is h ed in su c h a wa y, t he no t ic e s ha ll be or sum m on de e m e d
t o h a ve b e e n d u ly de l i ve re d o r s e r ve d t o s uc h p e r s o n no t w ith s ta n d in g
a ny t h in g containe d in the pre va iling laws.
4 4. O b l i g a ti o n s of go v e r nm e n t b od i e s an d p u b l i c i n s ti tu ti o n s:
The c h ie f
o f a go ve r nm e nt b o dy a n d pu blic ins t it u t io n sha l l, in c a se a n y
info rm a t io n ha s be e n re c e ive d t ha t c o rr u pt ion ha s b e e n c o mm itt e d a t h is
o ff ic e or a n y o the r off ic e u n de r h im , im m e d ia t e ly t a k e t he re la t e d
d oc um e n t s o r fi le un d e r his c u st o dy a n d k e e p it sa f e , a n d u po n h a vin g
inq u ir e d w it h t h e p e r s on s a n d o ff ic ia ls r e la te d t o su c h s ub je c t a nd up o n
h a vin g kn ow n t he r e a lit y , if t h e r e ap pe a rs a n y r e a s o n o f c om m is s io n o f
c orr up t io n , he s ha l l for w a r d s uc h d oc u me nt s t o t he concerned body for
investigation and inquiry.

4 5. C a s e M a y b e F i l e d a ga i n s t R et i r e d Pe rs o n : N o th in g in th is Ac t sh a ll
b e de e m e d t o h a ve pre ve nte d fil lin g o f a ca s e a ga in s t a re t ire d p ub lic
ser va n t in c onne c t ion w it h c om m is sio n o f c or r u p t io n h a vi n g e m be z z le d
o r c a u s i n g l os s t o go ve r n m e n t or p u b l i c pr o pe r t y or t h e p ro pe r ty
be lo ng in g to a n or ga n iza t io n owne d b y Go ve r n me nt o f Ne pa l e ve n a fte r
s uc h public serva nt is re tire d from the ser vic e.

4 6.
N o H ind r an ce to In i ti a te P r oc e ed in g s a nd F i na li z e C a s e:
N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a n y t h i n g c o n ta ine d in th e p r e va i l i n g la w s , th e re sh a ll
b e n o hi n dr a nc e t o in it ia te pr o c e e d ing s a n d fina liz e a c a se e ve n if t he
a cc u se d o r de fe n da n t d ie s be fore or a ft er a c a se un der th is Act is filed.
4 7. C o n fi sc a ti o n of P ro pe r ty :
In c a se it is pr o ve d t ha t a n y pe r so n ha s
e ar n e d pr op e rt y h a vin g c o mm itt e d a ny a c t w h ic h is d e e me d t o ha ve
c om m it te d c orr u pt ion un de r t h is Ac t or o t he r pr e va i l ing la w s a n d ha s
ke p t s uc h pr op e rt y a n d t he pr op e rt y a c cr u e d th e re fr o m in h is/ h e r ow n
name or in the name of a nybody else such property s ha ll be confiscate d.
P ro vid e d t ha t, in c a se t h e ow ne r s hip o f s uc h p r ope r t y is tra ns fe rr e d to
a ny pe rs o n a n d in c a se t h e pric e of su c h a pro p er t y is qu o te d, t he
tr a n sa c tio n in vo l vi n g s uc h a m o un t sha ll be trea ted a s a sim ple loa n deed.
4 8. O r d e r to Fr e e z e P r o pe rt y o f a Fo re i gn e r :
(1) In c a se an y fore i gne r
who doe s no t a p pe a r be fore t he in ve s t iga t in g a ut h or it y in p ur s ua nc e o f a
n ot ic e se n t b y t he in ve st i ga t in g a u t horit y or s u m m o n s e r ve d p ur s ua n t t o
S e c t io n 4 2 i s h a v in g a ny pr o pe r t y , e nt i t le m e n t, in t e r e s t or c o n ce r n
w it h in of N e pa l, t he in ve s t iga tin g a uth or ity ma y or de r t o ma int a in a
sta tus qu o w it h re ga rd t o t he m or n ot t o a llo w to ta k e s uc h pr o per ty,
e nt it le me nt, inte r es t o r c o nc e rn o u t s i d e o f N e pa l u n le s s a n d u n t il su c h
a p e r s o n a p p e a r s b e f or e t h e inve stigating authority , a nd it shall be the duty
of a ll c oncerned to a bide by such an order.

( 2) T he i n ve s t i g a t i n g a u t h or i t y m a y i m p o s e a f i ne o f o ne
t h o u sa nd r u p e e s i n m a x im u m to th e pe rso n w ho d oe s n o t a bid e b y t he
orde r ma de p ur s ua n t t o S ub- se c t ion (1) a n d in c a se a ny typ e o f lo ss or
da m a ge is ca use d t o Go ve rn m e n t of Ne p a l or a p ub l i c inst itut ion be ca u se
of non- ob ser va nc e o f suc h a n orde r, s uch loss sha ll a lso be rec o ve re d fr om
him /her.
4 9. P u n i s h m e nt fo r F il i n g Fa l se C om p l ai n t:
In c a se it is fou n d tha t a ny
per s on ha s fi le d a fa ls e c om pla in t a ga in st a n y p u bl ic se r va n t o r p e rs o n
w it h ou t ha vin g a ny re a so na b le gr o un d fo r filin g a c om p la in t a nd w ith t he
inte nt io n of c a us ing a n y t ype of lo s s, da ma ge or ha ra s sm e n t, the
in ve st iga t ing au t ho rit y m ay im po se a fine not e xce e d ing fi ve t ho u sa nd
rupe e s on him .
5 0. P ro vi s i on R el a ti n g t o St a te me n t o f Pr o pe rt y :
(1) Whoe ver jo ins a
pub lic office sha ll, w ith in s ixt y da ys from t he da t e o f join ing t he pub lic
offic e, an d whoe ve r is en ga ged in a public o ffic e o n t h e da t e o f
c om m e nc e m e nt of th i s S e c t io n s ha l l, w i t h in s i x ty da ys fr o m t he da t e
o f c om me nc e me nt of t his Ac t, an d t he re a ft er w it hin six ty da y s from t he
da te o f c om p le t ion of e a c h fis c a l ye a r, s ubm it the u p da te d s ta te me nt of
prope rt y in h is/h er na m e or in t he nam e o f h is/h er fa m i l y m e m be r s a lo n g
w i t h t he s o ur c e s o r e vi d e n c e t h e r e o f t o t h e b o d y or a u t h or i t y
p re s c r ibe d b y Go ve r n m e n t o f N e p a l h a vi n g p u b l i s h e d a n ot i f ic a t i o n
i n t h e N e p a l Gazette. (2) In c a se t he per s on as sum ing a pub lic offic e w h o is u na ble to
subm it th e sta te m e n t o f pro per ty w it h in t he tim e l i m it re fe rre d t o in Su b-
sec t ion ( 1) m ak e s a re que st for e x te n sio n o f t he t i m e lim it ha vin g s ta te d
the re in the r e as o ns for his /he r n ot be in g a ble t o s ubm it s uc h sta te me n t, t he
c onc er ne d b ody or a u thorit y m a y ex te nd the tim e lim it for a per iod of
thir t y da y s in ma xim um.
(3) The pe r son a s su m in g a p ubl ic o ffic e who d oes no t su bm it t he

sta te me nt of pr ope rt y w ith in the tim e l im it e xte nd ed pursua nt to S u b-
sec t ion ( 2) s ha ll be l ia b le to a fine o f five t h ou s a n d r upe es an d t he
c onc er ne d body or offic ia l m ay in ve s t iga te ha vin g s u spe c te d tha t the re is
il le ga l pro pe r ty in h is / he r an d h is/h er fam ily m e mb er ‘s na me s.
(4) The sta te m e n t o f pr oper t y su bm it te d und er th is se c t ion Sha l l
be c on fid e nt ia l. P ro vid e d tha t, if sta t em e nt o f pr ope rty is re quire d in c on nec t io n w ith
in ve st iga t ion an d inq u irie s u nder t his Ac t, suc h s t a tem e nt m a y be ma de
a va ila b le to t he c onc e r ne d a u thorit y.
51 . P u n i s h m e nt t o P e rs on s C au si n g Hi n dr a n c e a n d O bs t ru c t i o n:
The
a ut hor it y hea r in g the c a se ma y, on t he ba s is of t he re p or t o f in ve s t iga tin g
a ut h or ity , im po s e a p u nis hm e n t o f imprisonment of a te rm of six m onths in
maximum or a fine up to five thousa nd rupees in m ax imum or both to a person
who ca use s hindrance or obstruc tion in ac tions rela ting to inve stigation a nd
inquirie s under this Act.
52. C o n fi d en ti al i t y of Informati on:
(1) No notic e, inform ation or e videnc e
rece ive d to, collec ted by, the in vestiga ting a uthor ity in c onnec tion with
investigation a nd inquiry in a n offence of c orrupti on sha ll be publicly notified
before filing of case. (2) Notw it hs ta nd ing a nyt h in g c on ta in e d in Su b- se c t ion (1), the
in ve st i ga t ing a ut hor it y m a y p ublic iz e pa rtic u la rs o f inqu iry a nd
inve st iga t ion of a ny m a tte r of public importa nce wh ich it deems fit a s may be
necessary.
53. D e p ar t m e n t al Ac ti on t o Em pl oye e s In vol ve d i n I n qu i ri e s an d
In ve sti gatio n : In c on ne c tio n w ith im pleme nta tion of this Ac t, in c ase it is
pro ved tha t the in vestiga tion officer or other empl oyee engage d in inve stigation
and inquiries ha s comm itte d a ny ac t knowingly w ith the intention of ca usin g
hara ssme nt t o a ny per s on, de pa r tm e nta l a c t ion sha l l be t a ke n a ga ins t su c h
e mp lo yee s.

54. To be su b je c te d to Imp ri so nm en t: No tw iths ta nd in g a n yt h in g c onta in e d
in th e pre va il in g la ws, t he pe rs on ha ving be en pu n i s hed by a c ourt w ith a
term of im pr isonme nt sha ll be subjecte d only to imp risonment.
55. Re mi ssion i n th e C lai m of Pun i sh me nt:
Th e in ve st iga t ing a ut hor it y ma y
give c om p le te or pa rtia l re mission in the c la im of punishm ent with rega rd to
the ac c use d w ho assists in the proce ss of inve stiga tion c arrie d out unde r this
Act ha ving him/herse lf pre sente d a s a witne ss on it s be ha lf.
P ro vid e d tha t in ca se ot he r e vide nc e s d o n ot pr o ve his as s is ta nc e or in ca se
he bec omes hostile la ter on, the ca se may be file d a ga inst him aga in
notw ithstanding a nything conta ined in this Ac t or i n other preva iling laws.
56. No Ac ti on to be Ta k e n :
No tw it hs t a n din g a ny t hin g c o nta ine d in t he
pre va i l ing la w s, n o a ction sha ll be ta ken a ga inst a pub lic se r vant for
disc los ing con fident ia lit y under the law re lating t o the term s and condition of
his/her service who give s informa tion for taking le ga l ac tion in ca se of c orruption
committed or going to be comm itte d or for pre ve ntin g to be comm itte d.
57. D e l e g a ti o n of Powe r:
(1) The in ve st iga t ing aut hor ity ma y, by pub lic at ion
of a not ific at ion in the Nepal Gaze tte, de lega te it s a ll or any power conferred on
it by this Act to any of the Government of Nepa l’s gaze tted le vel officers.
( 2) Wh i le de le ga t in g po w e r p ur s ua n t t o S ub -s e c t ion (1 ) , t he
t e r r ito r ia l ju r is d ic t io n fo r t h e p ow e r s t o b e a c c o u nt a ble b y s uc h o ffic e r
s ha l l b e a s p r e sc rib e d in s uc h n ot if ic a tio n.
(3) The offic e r e xe r c is in g the powe r c onferre d on h im unde r sub-
Sec tion (1) shall, for tha t purpose, be responsible to the in vestigating authority.
58 . P ro vi s i on R e l a tin g t o R e wa r d s:
The in ve s t iga tin g a uth or ity m ay gi ve a n
a ppropr ia te rew a rd to the pe rson a ssisting it in co nnec tion with inquires,
inve stigation or c olle ction of e vide nce s in the off ences punishable under this Ac t.
59. S pe c i a l P ro v i si on s R el a ti n g t o C a s e s of C o rr u p t i on :
N otw ithsta ndin g
a nythin g c onta ined in the pre vailing law s, it sha ll be a s follow s in the
following ma tters with rega rd to the c ase s filed un der this Ac t:-

(a) In ca se any public serva nt or any other person has, while c ommitting or in
connection with com mitting an ac t that is deemed to be an offence under
other pre va iling laws, there sha ll be no hindrance to file separa te case in
acc orda nce with othe r pre va ilin g laws.
(b) In case there ha s be e n a dve rse im pa c t caused on the rights, prope rty or
inte rests of any person w hile c omm itting or in c onn e ction with c omm itting
an act that is deemed to be an offe nce under this A c t by a public servant or
any other person, there sha ll be no hindrance for s uch person to file a
separate case.
(c) In c ase s w here a ca se ha s be en file d a ga inst a person for a n offe nce
unde r this Ac t a nd it appe a rs late r on, after ha vin g e xam ine d the
e videnc e, tha t the c a se must be filed a gainst other person a s well, there
sha ll be no hindra nce to file a separate charge she et a ga inst such person.
(d) Nothin g shall be de em e d to pre vent fillin g of a se para te ca se a ga in st
a ny pub lic serva nt or pe rson for offe nses to be lia ble under this Act, e ven
if the se parate ca se has bee n a lrea dy file d a gainst suc h pe rson in order to
rec o ver loss a nd dam age s ma de by such pe rson to Go v ernment of Nepal
or public institution illega lly;
(e) In case, whe re a ca se has been filed under this Ac t aga inst a ny public
serva nt or other person, there shall be no hindranc e to file a case under this
Act or the case filed shall not be dismisse d mere ly for the re a son that
the re is a le ga l provis ion of rec ove ry of the loss ca use d to Go vernment of
Nepal or a public institution from such public serv ant or other person.
(f) No cases filed under this Ac t shall be withdraw n or com promised.
60 . I n f o rm e r a n d h i s / he r d e t a il s t o b e k e p t c o n fi de nti a l :
Th e n am e or
a dd re s s o f a n in for m e r providin g in forma t ion t hat a n offe nc e unde r th is Act
has be e n c om m itted or go ing to be committed sha ll b e kept confide ntia l in case
he/she so reque sts.
6 1. U n c l a i me d g oo ds to be en ti tl e d to G o ve r n m e n t o f N e p al :
(1) In case

no owner of the goods re late d to the offe nce punishable under this Act is trace d,
the inve st igating authority sha ll publish a public notice re quiring the cla ima nt, if
any, of the goods so seized to c la im the goods, wit hin a time lim it of thirty five
days. (2) In case, no c laim is m ade within the time limit re fe rre d to in sub-
sec tion (1) or even if the c laim is ma de but in abs e nce of proof the cla im is not
tena ble, suc h goods sha ll be the property of Go vern me nt of Nepa l ha ving treated
suc h goods as unc laimed goods.
62 . G o o ds m a y be s ol d:
(1) In case it a ppears that any goods se ize d in con nection
with a n offence punishable under this Act would be dama ge d or broken for
storing for a long time due to rust or for any othe r rea son or would be rotten or
damage d or price of such goods would go down for be ing old or w ould be
use le ss or it c ould not be store d or ma inta ine d for lack of spa ce, suc h goo ds
ma y be s o ld ha ving c om p le te d t he proce s s t he re o f in ac c or dance w it h the
pre vailing laws. ( 2) T he a m o u nt receive d fro m t he sa le p ur s ua nt t o Su b -s e c t ion
( 1) sh a ll b e deposited to the de posit acc ounts. In case it has been dec ided that
suc h goods has to be give n to the c oncerne d owner, he sha ll be entitled only to the
amount receive d from the sa le.
63 . N o Hi n d r an c e t o Ex e rc i se Po we rs :
Noth ing in this Ac t sha ll be de em e d
to ha ve hinde red any a u th or it y o r o ff ic e r to e x e r c i se po w e r s u nd er ot h e r
p re va i l in g la w s w it h r e ga rd to inve stigation, inqui re s, other actions and filing
or case s re lating to corruption.
6 4. P o we r to Fr am e R ul e s:
Government of Nepal may frame necessary Rules for
implementing the objectives of this Ac t.
6 5. Am e n d m e n t, R e p e al an d S av i n g :
(1) The following Sections of the Re venue
(Investigation and Control) Act, 2052 have been rep eale d,-
(a) Clause (c) of Section 2;
(b) Sub-section (2) of Se ction 6;

(c) The terms “or employee ” appearing in sub-Section (4) of Section 9;
(d) Sub-section (2) of Se ction 18;
(e) Sub-section (2) of Se ction 21;
(f) Sub-section (2) of Se ction 23;
(g) The terms “or c orruption” fre que ntly used in pl ace to place ;
(h) Sec tion 5, chapter 4 a nd Section 25.
(2) The P r e ve n t io n of Corruption Ac t, 2017 has been re pea le d.
(3) All a c t ion s take n a nd proce e dings in itia ted und er the P re ve ntion of
Corruption Ac t, 2017 shall be deemed to have been t aken or initiated under
this Act.