Section 65: Special provisions relating to absconding persons

1) In the case of a person against whom a warrant for arrest has been issued pursuant to this Chapter but who is not arrested because of not being found or in the case of a person who is absconding and failing to appear before the court, the following matters shall be dealt with as follows, with effect from the following day of the expiry of thirty days after the date of issuance of such warrant to the day on which he or she appears before the court:

(a) If such person is an incumbent office-bearer or employee of the Government of Nepal, State Government, Local Level, constitutional body or any government office, a body corporate, educational or academic institution under full or partial ownership or control of the Government of Nepal, State Government, Local Level, or any other public body, he or she shall be deemed to have ipso facto been suspended from his or her office,

(b) If an attachment to the property belonging to such person has not been effected pursuant to sub-section (15) of Section 58, the attachment of the immovable property belonging to him or her shall be effected pursuant to that sub-section,

(c) If it is required to renew any industry, trade or business or income tax registration firm, license, industry etc. held in the name of, or under sole ownership of, such person, the act of renewal shall automatically be withheld,

(d) Transaction on securities held in the name of such person shall ipso facto be withheld,

(e) Facilities such as salary, allowance, gratuity and pension receivable by such person in accordance with law shall be deemed to have ipso facto been withheld,

(f) Any interest, royalty or facility to be acquired by such person from any intellectual property right such as a patent, design, trademark and copyright shall be considered to have ipso facto been withheld,

(g) If any bank account held in the name of such person is known, and a request is made to withhold the transaction of such account, such bank account shall be considered to have ipso facto been withheld,

(h) If it is so requested not to provide a citizenship certificate, passport or land ownership registration certificate to such person in accordance with law, the concerned body shall not provide the citizenship certificate, passport or land ownership certificate to him or her,

(i) If it is known that such person is staying or residing outside Nepal, the extradition proceeding may be initiated if such person can be extradited under a treaty to which the Government of Nepal is a party or under the law in force, and failing such circumstance, in view of the gravity of the offence, a request may be made through the diplomatic channel to the concerned country or relevant international organization to arrest such person.

2) The court shall give a notice thereof to the concerned authority or body in order to make effective the provisions referred to in sub-section (1).