Buying or selling a human being draws 20 years' imprisonment and a NPR 200,000 fine; transporting a person abroad for exploitation draws 10–15 years (15–20 for children). Nepal's Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act, 2064 layers these with rehabilitation funds, victim compensation and in-camera trials — while foreign-employment fraud and smuggling often run as parallel charges.
These prosecutions hinge on victim testimony, which makes statement consistency and corroboration the battlefield. We defend the accused against over-charging (transport vs. trafficking vs. abetment carry very different tariffs) and represent victims and families in rescue, compensation and rehabilitation claims.
The Nepalese laws that govern this area — what each one does in your matter.
Sale/purchase: 20 years + NPR 200,000. Forced prostitution: 10–15 years. Organ removal: 10 years + up to NPR 500,000. Transport abroad: 10–15 years (child: 15–20 years); internal transport: 10 years (child: 10–12 years). Abetment: half. Public servants: +25%. Repeat: +25% per repeat.
20 yrs + NPR 200,000 (sale of a person)
Dedicated rehabilitation fund (fines feed it), victim compensation orders, and protection of rescued persons.
Compensation in every conviction
Fraudulent foreign-job promises are routinely charged alongside or instead of trafficking — licence, receipt and advertisement evidence decides which.
Smuggling, extortion, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy under the Penal Code stack onto trafficking charges in network cases.
Stacked sentences per charge
Children's Act and Victim Protection Act add confidentiality, child-friendly procedure and compensation floors.
Rescue & report
For families: urgent coordination with police anti-trafficking units and safe-house placement. For the accused: custody response and role clarification.
Charge grading fight
Transport vs. trafficking vs. attempt vs. abetment — the label decides a decade of liberty, so we contest it from the remand stage.
Testimony testing
Prior statements, inducement, identification procedure and corroboration examined line by line.
Trial with shields
In-camera, identity-protected proceedings navigated for both defence and victim representation.
Compensation & rehabilitation
Victim compensation from offender and fund, plus rehabilitation support; appeals on conviction or acquittal.
Punishments at stake
20 years for buying/selling a person; 10–20 years for cross-border transport (higher for children); half-tariff for abettors; +25% for public servants and repeats — plus compensation in every conviction.
A manpower agent took money and sent my brother abroad illegally. Is that trafficking?
It may be trafficking, foreign-employment fraud, or both, depending on deceit, exploitation and purpose. The distinction changes the forum and the sentence — get counsel before the complaint is drafted.
Can trafficking victims get compensation?
Yes — courts order compensation from offenders, and the rehabilitation fund supports victims where recovery from the offender fails.
Are foreign-employment cases bailable?
Many are, and bail strategy differs sharply between fraud-route and trafficking-route charges — another reason the initial charge framing matters enormously.
General legal information for public awareness — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an advocate →