President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has reduced the imprisonment of 681 prisoners and pardoned the sentences of 21 people on the occasion of Constitution Day 2079 and National Day

According to the Criminal Offenses Act of Article 276 of the Constitution, Article 37 of 2074 and Rule 3 of the Criminal Offenses Regulations of 2076, and according to the order of the Supreme Court, the president can waive the imprisonment of prisoners on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. According to the provision, the sentence of 681 prisoners from different prisons in the country has been reduced and pardoned.

Similarly, according to Article 276 of the Constitution, Article 159 of the Civil Criminal Procedure Code, 2074, the President’s Office informed that the sentences of 21 prisoners were pardoned on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.