21. Procedures for submission of petition, application etc. by Detainee or Prisoner : (1) If any Detainee or Prisoner submits such a plaint, note of defense, appeal, petition, application, information etc.
23 Amended by the Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 2048 (1992). as required to be filed by him/her in any Office or Court in respect of any case/law suit to the Prison Office where he/she has been detained
or imprisoned for the purpose of filing the same with such Office or Court, the Prison Office shall, within Three days, forward the same, accompanied by a dispatch, to the Office or Court where the same is to be forwarded to, after getting the same signed by him/her where it is within the required time-limit, collecting the required fee, if any,
chargeable by virtue of the prevailing Nepal Law; and a receipt thereof, indicating the date of submission of the document and fee, shall be given to such Detainee or Prisoner
(2) The concerned Office or Court shall receive the documents dispatched by the Prison Office pursuant to Sub-section (1) and take action pursuant to the prevailing Nepal Law.
(3) If a Detainee or Prisoner files and deposits the documents and fees as referred to in Sub-section (1) with the Prison where he/she is detained or imprisoned within the set time-limit, the time-limit shall not be expired