Section 20
Power To Suspend
(1) The authority empowered to issue an order of departmental penalty may suspend up to a prescribed period to the armed police who is under departmental action pursuant to Section 19.
(2) The authority empowered to issue an order of penalty shall disarm such armed police before suspension pursuant to Sub-section (1).
(3) The armed police shall ipso facto, be deemed to have been suspended in the following circumstances:
(a) If the armed police is arrested in the charge of crime pursuant to Section 27 from the date of such arrest and if one is not arrested from the date of making decision to file the case,
(b) If arrested and detained for a criminal charge during the period of such detention.
(4) If armed police is suspended in relation to governmental functions or as a result of functions initiated on behalf of Government of Nepal, he/she shall receive only half of the salary obtainable by him/her during the period of such suspension. Provided that, if he/she is absolved of the charge and acquitted, he/she shall receive salary after deducting half salary if he/she had received the same during the period of suspension and the full amount
of salary (including the increments of salary, if any). If one is found guilty, he/she shall not be entitled to receive the remainder of the salary from the date of suspension.
(5) If armed police is suspended for any reason other than as referred to in Sub-section (4), he/she shall not be entitled to receive salary for the period of such suspension.
(2) The authority empowered to issue an order of penalty shall disarm such armed police before suspension pursuant to Sub-section (1).
(3) The armed police shall ipso facto, be deemed to have been suspended in the following circumstances:
(a) If the armed police is arrested in the charge of crime pursuant to Section 27 from the date of such arrest and if one is not arrested from the date of making decision to file the case,
(b) If arrested and detained for a criminal charge during the period of such detention.
(4) If armed police is suspended in relation to governmental functions or as a result of functions initiated on behalf of Government of Nepal, he/she shall receive only half of the salary obtainable by him/her during the period of such suspension. Provided that, if he/she is absolved of the charge and acquitted, he/she shall receive salary after deducting half salary if he/she had received the same during the period of suspension and the full amount
of salary (including the increments of salary, if any). If one is found guilty, he/she shall not be entitled to receive the remainder of the salary from the date of suspension.
(5) If armed police is suspended for any reason other than as referred to in Sub-section (4), he/she shall not be entitled to receive salary for the period of such suspension.