Caste-based Discrimination and Untouchability (Offense and Punishment) Act, 2011

4. Acts Deemed to be Caste-based and other Social Untouchability and Discrimination: (1) If any person performs or causes to be performed any act under this Section against any person on the basis of custom, tradition, religion, culture, rituals, amended by the First Amendment.caste, race, descent, community, occupation or profession, or physical condition, he/she shall be deemed to have committed caste-based and other social untouchability and discrimination.

(2) No one shall, on the basis of custom, tradition, religion, culture, rituals, amended by the Some Nepal Acts Amendment to Make Conform with the Constitution of Nepal Act, 2075 (2018).caste, race, descent, community, occupation or profession, or physical condition, commit or cause to be committed caste-based and other social untouchability and discrimination by performing any of the following acts in a public or private place:-

(a) Prohibiting entry, presence or participation, or imposing any kind of obstruction, control or restriction, or
(b) Ostracizing, socially boycotting or discriminating in any manner from a public place or ceremony, or imposing a prohibition on such acts, or exhibiting any other kind of intolerant behavior.

(3) No one shall deprive any person of using or enjoying a public service on the basis of amended by the Some Nepal Acts Amendment to Make Conform with the Constitution of Nepal Act, 2075 (2018).caste, race, descent, community, occupation or profession, or physical condition.

(4) No one shall deprive any person of organizing a public ceremony or performing any act organized publicly on the basis of amended by the Some Nepal Acts Amendment to Make Conform with the Constitution of Nepal Act, 2075 (2018).caste, race, descent, community, occupation or profession, or physical condition.

(5) No one shall incite, abet, or perform any act that encourages another to commit an act of caste-based untouchability or discrimination, or knowingly participate in any such activity.

(6) No one shall prohibit or restrict any person from engaging in any occupation or profession, or compel any person to engage in any occupation or profession on the basis of amended by the Some Nepal Acts Amendment to Make Conform with the Constitution of Nepal Act, 2075 (2018).caste, race, descent, community, occupation or profession, or physical condition.

(7) No one shall deprive or cause to be deprived any person of performing any religious act on the basis of amended by the Some Nepal Acts Amendment to Make Conform with the Constitution of Nepal Act, 2075 (2018).caste, race, descent, community, occupation or profession, or physical condition.

(8) No one shall prevent or prohibit any person from producing, selling or distributing any goods, services or facilities on the basis of amended by the Some Nepal Acts Amendment to Make Conform with the Constitution of Nepal Act, 2075 (2018).caste, race, descent, community, occupation or profession, or physical condition.

(9) No one shall, while producing, selling or distributing any goods, services or facilities, prohibit a person of a particular caste or race from purchasing or obtaining such goods, services or facilities, or produce, sell or distribute goods, services or facilities only to persons of a particular caste or race, or cause the same to be done.