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Section 15
Punishment
: (1) A person who commits an offense under section 3 shall be punished as follows:-
(a) Whoever buys or sells a person shall be imprisoned for twenty years and shall be fined two lakhs of rupees,
(b) Imprisonment for ten years to fifteen years and fine ranging from fifty thousand rupees to one lakh rupees depending on the amount of the offence, who engages in prostitution with or without taking any kind of benefit,
(c) Ten years of imprisonment and a fine ranging from two lakh rupees to five lakh rupees to anyone who plucks any part of a human except according to the prevailing law.
(d) Imprisonment for a period of one month to three months and a fine of two thousand to five thousand rupees for those who engage in prostitution.
(e) a person for the purpose of buying, selling or engaging in prostitution,–
(1) Imprisonment for ten years to fifteen years and a fine of fifty thousand to one lakh rupees for those who take them abroad, and imprisonment for fifteen to twenty years and a fine of one lakh rupees to two lakh rupees for taking children,
(2) Those who are taken from one place to another within Nepal shall be imprisoned for ten years and fined from fifty thousand rupees to one lakh rupees and if children are taken, imprisoned for ten years to twelve years and fined one lakh rupees.
(f) According to clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 4 for the purpose of exploitation, one to two years imprisonment from one place within Nepal and two years to five years imprisonment if taken abroad,
(g) Imprisonment from seven years to ten years for those who commit offenses under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 4, except as mentioned in clauses (e) and (f),
(h) A person who abets, conspires or engages in the offense of human trafficking or trafficking, or an accomplice to such offence, shall be sentenced to half of the punishment for committing such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-section (1), in the case of the following matters, it shall be as follows:-
(a) If the person who buys or sells and the person who engages in prostitution with or without taking any kind of advantage is the same, separate punishment for buying or selling and for engaging in prostitution with or without taking any kind of advantage,
(b) buying or selling or engaging in prostitution with or without any benefitAnd if the person committing the offense under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 4 is the same, he shall be punished separately for buying or selling and for committing such offence,
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (b), sub-section (2) of section 4. According to (b) if the same person takes the person from one place abroad or within Nepal to another place for the purpose of buying, selling or engaging in prostitution with or without receiving any kind of benefit, separate punishments for such taking away and taking from one place abroad or within Nepal to another place.
(3) If the offense under Section 3 is committed by a person holding a public office, he shall be punished twenty-five percent of the penalty in addition to the punishment due to that offense.
(4) If someone commits the offense under Section 3 in relation to a person under his protection or guardianship or who is punished according to the law of the civil law, he shall be punished with an additional ten percent of the punishment in addition to the punishment written in this Act.
(5) If someone commits the offense under Section 3 again, he shall be punished one fourth of the punishment for each offense.
(6) If a person making a complaint in accordance with section 5 gives a statement in the preliminary proceedings of the case that is contrary to the statement he made once, if he falsifies the relevant facts after the action has been taken against someone based on his statement or information, if he deliberately changes his statement, if he is not present at the time called by the court or If he does not cooperate with the court, he will be imprisoned for three months to one year.
(a) Whoever buys or sells a person shall be imprisoned for twenty years and shall be fined two lakhs of rupees,
(b) Imprisonment for ten years to fifteen years and fine ranging from fifty thousand rupees to one lakh rupees depending on the amount of the offence, who engages in prostitution with or without taking any kind of benefit,
(c) Ten years of imprisonment and a fine ranging from two lakh rupees to five lakh rupees to anyone who plucks any part of a human except according to the prevailing law.
(d) Imprisonment for a period of one month to three months and a fine of two thousand to five thousand rupees for those who engage in prostitution.
(e) a person for the purpose of buying, selling or engaging in prostitution,–
(1) Imprisonment for ten years to fifteen years and a fine of fifty thousand to one lakh rupees for those who take them abroad, and imprisonment for fifteen to twenty years and a fine of one lakh rupees to two lakh rupees for taking children,
(2) Those who are taken from one place to another within Nepal shall be imprisoned for ten years and fined from fifty thousand rupees to one lakh rupees and if children are taken, imprisoned for ten years to twelve years and fined one lakh rupees.
(f) According to clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 4 for the purpose of exploitation, one to two years imprisonment from one place within Nepal and two years to five years imprisonment if taken abroad,
(g) Imprisonment from seven years to ten years for those who commit offenses under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 4, except as mentioned in clauses (e) and (f),
(h) A person who abets, conspires or engages in the offense of human trafficking or trafficking, or an accomplice to such offence, shall be sentenced to half of the punishment for committing such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-section (1), in the case of the following matters, it shall be as follows:-
(a) If the person who buys or sells and the person who engages in prostitution with or without taking any kind of advantage is the same, separate punishment for buying or selling and for engaging in prostitution with or without taking any kind of advantage,
(b) buying or selling or engaging in prostitution with or without any benefitAnd if the person committing the offense under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 4 is the same, he shall be punished separately for buying or selling and for committing such offence,
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (b), sub-section (2) of section 4. According to (b) if the same person takes the person from one place abroad or within Nepal to another place for the purpose of buying, selling or engaging in prostitution with or without receiving any kind of benefit, separate punishments for such taking away and taking from one place abroad or within Nepal to another place.
(3) If the offense under Section 3 is committed by a person holding a public office, he shall be punished twenty-five percent of the penalty in addition to the punishment due to that offense.
(4) If someone commits the offense under Section 3 in relation to a person under his protection or guardianship or who is punished according to the law of the civil law, he shall be punished with an additional ten percent of the punishment in addition to the punishment written in this Act.
(5) If someone commits the offense under Section 3 again, he shall be punished one fourth of the punishment for each offense.
(6) If a person making a complaint in accordance with section 5 gives a statement in the preliminary proceedings of the case that is contrary to the statement he made once, if he falsifies the relevant facts after the action has been taken against someone based on his statement or information, if he deliberately changes his statement, if he is not present at the time called by the court or If he does not cooperate with the court, he will be imprisoned for three months to one year.