Statute of limitations in rape cases extended to two years for adults, three years for minors

KATHMANDU, July 8: The government has decided to extend the statute of limitations in the rape cases to two years for adults and three years for minors and differently-abled people. The Law, Justice and Human Right Committee under the House of Representatives took a decision to this effect. Prior to this the statute of limitations in the rape case involving both adults and minors was one year.

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Statute of limitations on rape extended

The House of Representatives has endorsed a proposal to extend the statute of limitations on rape and sexual violence in the country’s criminal law. A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Monday endorsed ‘A bill to amend some acts against sexual violence’ as proposed by the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the HoR. The endorsed bill amended the highly disputed statute of limitation on rape. According to Section 292 (2) of the National Penal Code, complaints of rape must be filed within one year from the date of the commission of crime if the survivor is an adult and within a year of the survivor turning into 18, if they are minor.

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