Nepal Proposes Resumption of Sentence Remission After Regal Case
Summary
Nepal’s Home Ministry has proposed restarting sentence remission under revised rules after the Regal case had halted the process. The draft would shift remission decisions to the Council of Ministers, set new eligibility criteria, and retain exclusions for serious offenses.
Key Points
- The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed amending the Sentence Remission Rules 2076 to resume remission after the Regal case stopped the process.
- Under the draft, the Council of Ministers would decide remission and sentence reduction, rather than sending decisions to the President.
- Prisoners who have served 50 percent of their sentence and maintained good conduct could qualify, while serious offenses would remain excluded.
- The proposal also sets special remission provisions for senior citizens, with narrower negative-list restrictions for older prisoners.
