(1) Any of the following persons shall submit an appeal while in prison:-
(a) A person sentenced to life imprisonment,
(b) A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment for more than ten years,
(c) A person convicted of an offense under Schedule-1 or Schedule-2 and sentenced to imprisonment for more than three years,
(d) A person convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for pre-trial detention,
(e) A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment and does not have a permanent residence in Nepal.
(2) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-section (1), a person above seventy-five years of age or a person recommended by the Medical Board constituted by the Government of Nepal as being incurable or unable to remain in prison due to an extremely serious illness or a court order not to be kept in prison pending trial If a criminal who has been sentenced to ten years of imprisonment makes an application for permission to appeal without going to prison, and if such reason is found to be reasonable, the court hearing the appeal may allow him to appeal by taking bail or bail.
(3) For the permission given under sub-section (2), such a court may appeal without being incarcerated, and the open order sheet shall be erected and attached to the missile.
(4) Other than the person mentioned in sub-sections (1) and (2), a person other than the person who has been sentenced according to the judgment may appeal to the court that decides or hears the appeal by giving bail or bail.
(5) According to sub-section (4), if a person who does not give bail or bail has been sentenced to imprisonment, he can appeal against such punishment only while in prison.
(6) If a decision is not reached within six months from the date of registration of such appeal on the appeal of a person who is incarcerated for failure to give bond or surety as per sub-section (2) or (4), the court hearing the appeal shall remand him to the date of his release from imprisonment after such period. br> (7) If a decision cannot be made within the period as per sub-section (6), such court shall disclose the reason and inform the court hearing the appeal thereof.
(8) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this section, –
(a) A person who has been imprisoned or incarcerated in connection with the proceedings of the case and has already paid the sentence according to the judgment, shall not be required to remain in prison or to give bail or bail in order to appeal,
(b) No person shall be kept in prison for more than the sentence imposed as per the judgment only because of appeal.
(9) In the case of a person who gives bond or surety according to paragraph-7, when making an application or appealing, the same bond or surety can be retained for the purposes of this section until such bond or surety is reached.
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(11) If the property of someone other than the person making the appeal is pledged or bailed in connection with the proceedings of the case, such property shall not be pledged or bailed for the purpose of this section without the consent of such person.