4. Remission of punishment:
(1) Upon the commencement of this Act, in case a person is serving a punishment who was convicted by a Court in a charge as referred to in the previous Muluki Ain for an act or matter which is not an offence under any Nepal Act as referred to in the Schedule of this Act, after the commencement of this Act, his/her all remaining punishment which he/she has yet to serve shall, ipso facto, be deemed to have been remitted.
(2) Upon the commencement of this Act, in case a person is convicted by a judgment or an order of a Court in a charge as referred to in the previous Muluki Ain for an act or matter which is not an offence under any Nepal Act as referred to in the Schedule of this Act, after the commencement of this Act, all such punishment shall, ipso facto, be  deemed to have been remitted.
(3) Upon the commencement of this Act, in case a person is serving a punishment or is convicted by a judgment or an order of a Court in the
charge of an offence as referred to in the previous Muluki Ain for an act or matter which is also an offence pursuant to the Nepal Act as referred to
in the schedule of this Act and provides for lower punishment than that of the previous Muluki Ain in such offence, the punishment to such an extent
that is greater than that prescribed by the said Act shall, ipso facto, be deemed to have been remitted.