Section 5
Punishment For Taking Gift, Present, Award Or Donation
(1) Whoever, being a public servant, accepts, without a prior approval Government of Nepal or a public institution, any type of donation, gifts, presents, awards or any
type of benefit him/herself or through any member of his/her family or other person, so as to causing an impact in any way on any of his/her works which is supposed to be carried out by him/her according to the office he/she assumes; or any public servant who borrows from a person related to a work which he/she
has to carry out according to the office he assumes, shall be liable to a punishment of imprisonment from three to six months depending on the degree of the offence and the amount shall be confiscated.
(2) Whoever, being a public servant, has received any present or gift in exchange of a gift or present brought from the amount of a fund belonging to Government of Nepal or a public institution, such gift or present
shall be immediately submitted to his/her office. If not submitted, it shall be deemed to have committed the offence referred to in Sub-section (1) and such gift or present shall be confiscated having him/her punished accordingly.
type of benefit him/herself or through any member of his/her family or other person, so as to causing an impact in any way on any of his/her works which is supposed to be carried out by him/her according to the office he/she assumes; or any public servant who borrows from a person related to a work which he/she
has to carry out according to the office he assumes, shall be liable to a punishment of imprisonment from three to six months depending on the degree of the offence and the amount shall be confiscated.
(2) Whoever, being a public servant, has received any present or gift in exchange of a gift or present brought from the amount of a fund belonging to Government of Nepal or a public institution, such gift or present
shall be immediately submitted to his/her office. If not submitted, it shall be deemed to have committed the offence referred to in Sub-section (1) and such gift or present shall be confiscated having him/her punished accordingly.