Section 3
Definitions
Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires, in
this Act,-
(a) “court” means the Supreme Court, High Court or
District Court, and this term also includes a court, other
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judicial body or authority authorized by law to proceed
and adjudicate any specific types of criminal offences,
(b) “harbor” means supplying any person with food, drink,
shelter, money, in-kind, clothes, arms, ammunition or
means of transport, or helping or otherwise assisting any
person to evade apprehension,
(c) “offence” means an act punishable by this Act or law,
(d) “law” means law for the time being in force,
(e) “act” means a series of acts, and this term also includes
omission to do an act required by law to be done or
commission of an act prohibited by law,
(f) 'grave offence' means an offence punishable by a
sentence of imprisonment for a term of more than three
but less than ten years,
(e) 'heinous offence' means an offence punishable by
imprisonment for life or for a term of more than ten
years,
(f) 'body' means the body of a human being,
(g) “judge” means the authority of a court who proceeds,
hears and adjudicates a case, and this term also includes
any authority authorized to proceed, hear and adjudicate
any specific type of criminal cases,
(h) “public servant” means any of the following persons:
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(1) a person elected, nominated or appointed to any
office with public accountability pursuant to the
Constitution or other law,
(2) a person appointed to the service of the
Government of Nepal or State Government or any
other government service pursuant to law or a
contract,
(3) a person elected, nominated or appointed to any
office of a Local Level or District Assembly or a
person appointed in any manner to the service of
such Level or District Assembly,
(4) an office-bearer of a body corporate under full or
majority ownership or control of the Government
of Nepal, State Government or Local Level or a
person appointed to the service of such body, or
(5) a person otherwise appointed to, or holding, any
office with public accountability.
(i) “Local Level” means a Village Body (Gownpalika) or
Municipality,
(j) “body corporate” means a body established by any law
or registered in accordance with law,
(k) “Constitution” means the Constitution of Nepal,
(l) “public document” means any of the following
documents:
(1) a document passed by the Legislature,
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(2) a document recording official acts performed by
the President pursuant to the Constitution,
(3) a book, record or other document issued by the
Government of Nepal, State Government or Local
Level or offices under the Government of Nepal,
State Government or Local Level or
Constitutional Body or office-bearer, court or
body established by an Act or Order, office of a
body corporate under full or majority ownership
or control of the Government of Nepal or
maintained in the archive of such offices,
(4) a judgment, decision or order made by a court.