Section 5
Statements Made By Witnesses Before The Commission Not admissible In Evidence Against Them
No statement made by a person as a witness before the Commission shall subject him or her to any case or legal action or proceeding. Nor shall such a statement be admissible in evidence against him or her in another case.
Provided that, if any statement made by any person before the Commission is not relevant to a question put by the Commission or if it is proved that he or she has made false statement knowingly, this Section shall not be deemed to bar the instituting of a case or legal action, based on that statement, against him or her in accordance with the prevailing Nepal law or the taking of that statement in evidence against him or her.
Provided that, if any statement made by any person before the Commission is not relevant to a question put by the Commission or if it is proved that he or she has made false statement knowingly, this Section shall not be deemed to bar the instituting of a case or legal action, based on that statement, against him or her in accordance with the prevailing Nepal law or the taking of that statement in evidence against him or her.