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National Penal Code 2017
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Chapter-3: Criminal Conspiracy, Attempt, Abetment and Accomplice
Section 36: Not to be accomplice: 
Subsection (2)
A person who, with the intention of committing an offence, aids in the commission of such offence or other offence or who hides the offender or helps the offender to escape after the commission of the offence or who provides means to commit, or causes the commission of, the offense or otherwise assists in the commission of the offence shall be deemed to be an accomplice.
National Penal Code 2017
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Chapter-3: Criminal Conspiracy, Attempt, Abetment and Accomplice
Section 36: Not to be accomplice: 
Subsection (3)
An accomplice shall be punished as follows: (a) A person who, with participation in a criminal conspiracy, commits an offence, provides means or place to commit the offence, or deprives the person against whom the offence is committed of the right of private defence or who orders or advises to commit the offence, shall be punished as if he or she had committed such offence, (b) For an accomplice other than one referred to in clause (a), punishment not exceeding one half of the punishment imposable for the commission of such offence according to the degree of his or her involvement in that act.
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Chapter-3: Criminal Conspiracy, Attempt, Abetment and Accomplice
Section 37: Statute of limitation to be applicable: 
The statute of limitationprovided for in this Act for making a compliant in relation to an offence shall also be applicable to the conspiracy, abetment, accomplice of, or attempt to, such offence.
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Chapter-4: Gravity of Offence Aggravating and Mitigating Factors
Section 39: Factors mitigating the gravity of offence: For the purposes of this
Act, the following factors, if exist, shall be considered as mitigating the gravity of an offence: (a) The offender is below eighteen years or above seventyfive years of age, (b) The offender had no intention to commit the offence, (c) The person against whom the offence was committed had, immediately before the commission of the offence, provoked or given threat to the offender, (d) The offence was committed instantly as a retaliation against any grave offence committed against the offender or any of his or her close relatives, (e) The offender voluntarily confessed the offence or expressed a remorse therefor, (f) The offender surrendered himself or herself to the concerned authority, (g) The offender, having confessed the offence committed by him or her, has already provided or agreed to pay compensation to the victim, (h) The offender has diminished capacity because of physical, mental ability or disability, (i) The extent of loss or harm caused to the victim and the society being insignificant, (j) The offender rendered assistance in judicial process by telling the truth to the court, (k) The offender has confessed the guilt and committed not to commit any criminal offence in the future, (l) The offence was committed under other's instigation or pressure.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 40: Types of punishment
Subsection (1)
The punishments for the offences set forth in this Act shall be as follows: (a) Imprisonment for life, (b) Imprisonment, (c) Fine, (d) Imprisonment and fine, (e) Compensation, (f) Imprisonment for the failure to pay a fine or compensation, (g) Community service in lieu of imprisonment.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 40: Types of punishment
Subsection (2)
Where any law provides for the sentence of confiscation of property for any offence, such sentence of confiscation shall not be imposed for that offence, after the commencement of this Act.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 40: Types of punishment
Subsection (3)
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section, no sentence of fine of less than one rupee and of imprisonment for a term of less than one day shall be imposed.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 41: Imprisonment for life
Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, in imposing a sentence of imprisonment on an offender for the following offence, the offender shall be subjected to imprisonment for the whole of his or her natural life: (a) Murder with cruelty, torture or inhumane conduct, (b) Murder by hijacking or exploding an aircraft, (c) Murder by kidnapping or taking hostage, (d) Murder by poisoning publicly consumable beverages or food, (e) Genocide (destroying the identity of any caste, race or group) or offence committed with the objective of committing genocide, (f) Murder with rape.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 42: Computation of imprisonment for life
Except in the circumstance referred to in Section 41, the sentence of imprisonment for life shall be so computed that its term is twenty-five years.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 43: One and half punishment for consolidated/integrated offence
Subsection (1)
Where a person, at the time of judgment by a court, is convicted of more than one offence on a single occasion or different offences on different occasions, such person shall be deemed to have committed a consolidated offence.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 43: One and half punishment for consolidated/integrated offence
Subsection (2)
The offender who commits a consolidated offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be sentenced for the offence punishable by the maximum punishment and to additional punishment of one half of that punishment specified for such offence.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 44: Additional punishment for offender of heinous crime and recidivist
Subsection (1)
If a person who was sentenced for any offence commits another heinous or grave offence before the expiry of a period of five years after the date on which he or she completed the service of that sentence or was granted pardon, he or she shall be considered to be a recidivist.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 44: Additional punishment for offender of heinous crime and recidivist
Subsection (2)
A recidivist shall be liable to a punishment that is up to double the punishment imposable for the last offence committed by him or her. Provided that this Section shall not apply to an offender who has been sentenced to imprisonment for life pursuant to Section 41.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 45: Punishment imposable on children
Subsection (1)
A person who commits an act constituting an offence under the law shall not be liable to any punishment if that person has not attained ten years of age at the time of the commission of such act.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 45: Punishment imposable on children
Subsection (2)
In imposing the punishment of imprisonment on a person who is ten years of age or above ten but below fourteen years of age, such person may be sentenced to imprisonment for a maximum of six months or sent to a reform home for a maximum of one year in lieu of such imprisonment.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 45: Punishment imposable on children
Subsection (3)
Where a person who is fourteen years of age or above fourteen but below sixteen years of age commits any offence punishable by imprisonment, such person shall be liable to half the punishment imposable by law on a person who has attained majority.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 45: Punishment imposable on children
Subsection (4)
Where a person who is sixteen years of age or above sixteen but below eighteen years of age commits any offence punishable by imprisonment, such person shall be liable to two-thirds of the punishment imposable by law on a person who has attained majority.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 46: Imprisonment for fine
Subsection (1)
Any offender who is unable to pay a fine imposed on him or her may be subjected to imprisonment.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 46: Imprisonment for fine
Subsection (2)
The term of imprisonment under sub-section (1) shall be determined as follows: (a) In determining the sentence of imprisonment in default of payment of a fine for an offence punishable by both imprisonment and fine, the term of imprisonment shall be so determined as not to exceed ten years. (b) Where an offence is punishable by either imprisonment or fine or with both, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine only, in determining the sentence of imprisonment in default of payment of such fine, the term of imprisonment shall be so determined as not to exceed one half of the maximum term of imprisonment that can be imposed for such offence. (c) Where an offence is punishable by fine only, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, in determining the sentence of imprisonment in default of payment of such fine, the term of imprisonment shall be so determined as not to exceed two years.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 46: Imprisonment for fine
Subsection (3)
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the following provisions shall apply to the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of a fine on a child below eighteen years of age: (a) In the event of non-payment of a fine for an offence punishable by fine only or by either fine or imprisonment, the child shall not be subjected to imprisonment and the fine shall be remitted. (b) Where an offence is punishable by imprisonment or fine or both, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine only, in determining the sentence of imprisonment in default of payment of such fine, the term of imprisonment shall be so determined as not to exceed three months. (c) In determining the sentence of imprisonment pursuant to sub-section (2) to be imposed on a person who is above fourteen but below eighteen years of age, the term of imprisonment shall be so determined as not to exceed half the sentence of imprisonment imposable on a person above eighteen years of age.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 47: Remission of sentence
Subsection (1)
Where any offender, upon having confessed the offence committed by him or her, has assisted in the collection of evidence, apprehension of other accused person or gang or accomplice thereof, in relation to such offence or assisted the investigating or prosecuting authority or the court, a maximum of fifty percent of the sentence imposable under law for such offence may be remitted.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 47: Remission of sentence
Subsection (2)
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the following offender shall not be entitled to the remission of sentence: (a) One who has once obtained remission under sub-section (1), (b) One who has been convicted of any offence punishable by imprisonment, and a period of three years has not lapsed since the completion of service of the sentence of imprisonment, (c) One who has once been sentenced for any offence of the same nature as in which the remission of sentence is sought.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 47: Remission of sentence
Subsection (3)
In granting a remission of punishment pursuant to sub-section (1), regard shall be had to, inter alia, at which stage of investigation or trial the accused has confessed the offence and in what circumstances he or she has made such confession.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 48: Power of court to order interim compensation
Subsection (1)
Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, where it is necessary to immediately provide medical treatment or compensation or any type of relief amount to a person who has become victim of an offence in consequence of its commission or a person who is dependent on him or her, the court may order the person accused of such offence to provide medical treatment or pay an interim compensation or relief amount to such person.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 48: Power of court to order interim compensation
Subsection (2)
Where an order is made pursuant to sub-section (1), the person so accused shall immediately provide such compensation or amount to the victim or person dependent on him or her.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 48: Power of court to order interim compensation
Subsection (3)
Where the accused is unable to provide the compensation or amount pursuant to sub-section (2) in accordance with the order referred to in sub-section (1), the court shall order that the compensation or amount be provided to the victim or person dependent on him or her from the victim relief fund established pursuant to the laws in force related to the determination and execution of sentences for criminal offences, and the amount so provided shall be recovered from such accused person and reimbursed into such fund.
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 48: Power of court to order interim compensation
Subsection (4)
Where a person who has paid compensation or relief amount pursuant to this Section is acquitted of the charge by the judgment of the court, the person who has received such compensation or relief amount shall, within thirty-five days of such acquittal, return such amount to such person or to the victim relief fund referred to in sub-section (3).
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Chapter-5: Provisions Relating to Punishment and Interim Relief
Section 48: Power of court to order interim compensation
Subsection (5)
Where such person does not return such amount within the period referred to in sub-section (4), the court shall cause such amount to be recovered from any assets of such person within thirty-five days of such acquittal.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 49: Prohibition of undermining sovereignty, integrity or national unity
Subsection (1)
No person shall, with the intention of undermining the independence, sovereignty, geographical or territorial integrity or national unity of Nepal, collect persons, arms and ammunitions, build any armed military or paramilitary organization or attempt to commit such act.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 49: Prohibition of undermining sovereignty, integrity or national unity
Subsection (2)
No person shall make, or cause to be made, any kind of conspiracy, in association with any foreign state, government or organized force, to undermine the independence, sovereignty, geographical or territorial integrity or national unity of Nepal.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 49: Prohibition of undermining sovereignty, integrity or national unity
Subsection (3)
No person shall abet the commission of the offence under sub-section (1) or (2).
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 49: Prohibition of undermining sovereignty, integrity or national unity
Subsection (4)
No person shall commit, or cause to be committed, any act that gives rise to hatred, enmity or contempt on grounds of class, race, religion, region, community or similar other ground, which is likely to jeopardize the sovereignty, geographical or territorial integrity, nationality, national unity, independence, dignity, or harmonious relations between federal units, of Nepal or attempt to commit, or abet the commission of, or make conspiracy to commit, such act, or undermine or cause to be undermined the cordial relations subsisting between different castes, races or communities.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 49: Prohibition of undermining sovereignty, integrity or national unity
Subsection (5)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in this Section shall be sentenced to the following: (a) Imprisonment for life in the case of the offence referred to in sub-section (1) or (2), (b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees in the case of the offence referred to in sub-section (3), (c) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees in the case of the offence referred to in sub-section (4).
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 50: Sedition
Subsection (1)
No person shall, with the intention of overthrowing the Government of Nepal or the constitutional structure, create any kind of disorder by demonstrating or using military, paramilitary or criminal force or form an armed military or paramilitary organization or make conspiracy, attempt or incitement to commit such act.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 50: Sedition
Subsection (2)
A person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to punishment with imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty-five years.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 50: Sedition
Subsection (3)
No person shall, by words, either spoken or written or by figure or signs or otherwise, showing any baseless or unsubstantiated matter in relation to the Government of Nepal or any action of the Government of Nepal, bring or attempt to bring into hatred, enmity or contempt towards the Government of Nepal or cause the commission of such act. Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall be considered to render any healthy or decent criticism of the Government of Nepal to be the offence.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 50: Sedition
Subsection (4)
A person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (3) shall be liable to the sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 51: Prohibition of act against national interest
Subsection (1)
No one shall do, or cause to be done, any act against national interest.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 51: Prohibition of act against national interest
Subsection (2)
For the purposes of sub-section (1), where any person does, or causes to be done, any of the following acts, he or she shall be considered to have done an act against national interest: (a) To dishonor or degrade or spread hatred or enmity against the freedom, sovereignty, geographical or territorial integrity, nationality, independence, self-esteem of, or international image of, Nepal, (b) To encroach the international boundary of Nepal, or remove or dislocate any boundary pillar, except in accordance with agreement with a neighbouring country, or to so change any boundary pillar as to be prejudicial to the geographical or territorial integrity of Nepal.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 51: Prohibition of act against national interest
Subsection (3)
Any Nepali player or a group of Nepali players, who representing Nepal, plays any match in competition with any player or players in Nepal or a foreign country shall not play, or cause to be played, such match in connivance with or under the influence of any one in a manner to manipulate a natural result of such match or to make a bet win or lose, and where any match has been so played, the offence against national interest shall be considered to have been committed.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 51: Prohibition of act against national interest
Subsection (4)
Any person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (2) or (3) shall be liable to the following punishment: (a) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, in the case of the offence referred to in sub-section (2), (b) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees, in the case of the offence referred to in sub-section (3).
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 51: Prohibition of act against national interest
Subsection (5)
Where any person has transacted money in the course of the commission of the offence referred to in sub-section (2) or (3), the amount of money so transacted shall be forfeited, in addition to the punishment pursuant to sub-section (4).
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 51: Prohibition of act against national interest
Subsection (6)
Any person who orders, directs, abets, incites or facilitates the commission of the offence referred to in sub-section (3) shall be liable to punishment as if that person were the principal offender.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 51: Prohibition of act against national interest
Subsection (7)
Where the offence referred to in sub-section (2) or (3) is committed by a public office holder or a person representing Nepal, while in a foreign country, he or she shall be liable to additional sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 52: Prohibition of genocide
Subsection (1)
No person shall commit, or cause to be committed, genocide.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 52: Prohibition of genocide
Subsection (2)
For the purpose of sub-section (1), any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, an ethnical, racial, national or religious group, or any attempt or conspiracy to commit such act, shall be considered to be the offence of genocide: (a) Mass killing of members of such group, in a planned way, at one or several times; (b) Causing grievous hurt to the body of, or causing serious bodily or mental harm to, members of such group, in a planned way, at one or several times; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life, inter alia, depriving its members of access to essential goods such as water, food, fuel and medicine, by hindering the supply or movement of such goods, thereby deliberately making painful the life of members of such group, calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) Forcibly imposing measures on members of such group intended to prevent births within the group, except in cases of voluntary use by such members of family planning means; (e) Forcibly transferring children of such group to another group.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 52: Prohibition of genocide
Subsection (3)
Any person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to the following punishment: (a) Imprisonment for life, in the case of the offence referred to in clause (a); (b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, in addition to the sentence imposable under this Act for grievous hurt or hurt to human body, in the case of the offence referred to in clause (b); (c) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, in the case of the offence referred to in clause (c); (d) or (e) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, in the case of the offence referred to in clauses (d) or (e).
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 52: Prohibition of genocide
Subsection (4)
Where the offence referred to in this Section is committed in pursuance of order or direction given by a person or group, whether organized or unorganized, the person, or the responsible person or persons of such group giving such order or direction shall be liable as the principal offender.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 52: Prohibition of genocide
Subsection (5)
Where the offence referred to in this Section has been committed by a group or with the involvement of several persons, every person involved in such offence shall be equally liable as the offender.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 52: Prohibition of genocide
Subsection (6)
Where any person who commits the offence referred to in this Section is a public office holder, he or she shall not be allowed to make a plea that such offence has been committed in the course of executing a superior order or maintaining law and order or enforcing law, and that person shall not enjoy any remission or waiver from sentence on the ground that he or she has made such plea.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 53: Prohibition of waging war against Nepal or assisting enemy
Subsection (1)
No person shall wage or declare to wage war against Nepal, by raising arms, or attempt or threaten to wage such war, or collect arms, ammunition or form a military or paramilitary organization with intent to wage war against Nepal.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 53: Prohibition of waging war against Nepal or assisting enemy
Subsection (2)
No person shall, in any situation whether a state of war is declared or not, supply any kind of strategic or military information or otherwise render assistance to any foreign army engaged in war with Nepal or attempt to do so.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 53: Prohibition of waging war against Nepal or assisting enemy
Subsection (3)
Where a declaration is made by the Government of Nepal prohibiting the making of relations or transactions with a State engaged in war with Nepal, any citizen or corporate body of such State or the importing or obtaining of any goods or services of such State, no person shall make such relation or transaction with such State, citizen or body or import or obtain such goods or services.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 53: Prohibition of waging war against Nepal or assisting enemy
Subsection (4)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) or (2) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for life, and a person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (3) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty-five years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 54: Prohibition of waging war or insurrection against friendly State
Subsection (1)
No person shall, using the territory of Nepal, wage or threaten to wage war, by raising arms, or attempt to wage such war or insurrect or attempt to insurrect against a State having diplomatic relations with Nepal.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 54: Prohibition of waging war or insurrection against friendly State
Subsection (2)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and a fine not exceeding seventy thousand rupees.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 55: Prohibition of giving provocation to army or police
Subsection (1)
No person shall abet or give provocation to the desertion of a soldier, police or armed police personnel or officer in the Nepal Army, Nepal Police or Armed Police Force, Nepal from the Nepal Army, Nepal Police or Armed Police Force, Nepal or abet the breach of discipline by such soldier, police or armed police personnel or attempt to seduce such soldier, police or armed police personnel from his or her duty, or, knowing or having reason to believe that a soldier, police or armed police personnel has so deserted the Army or Police or Force, harbor such deserter.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 55: Prohibition of giving provocation to army or police
Subsection (2)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 56: Prohibition of espionage
Subsection (1)
No person shall, with intent to undermine the sovereignty, security or geographical or territorial integrity of Nepal or to prejudice the interests of Nepal or with the knowledge that such consequence is likely, or being induced by any foreign country or international organization, supply to any one any information relating to the military situation, strategic arrangement or internal security of Nepal or relating to any matter that must be kept confidential by the Government of Nepal from the political, economic or diplomatic viewpoint or confidential document, or any matter that is confidential or must be kept confidential under law or conspire or attempt to commit, or abet the commission of, such act or do any other act with intent to supply such information, and a person who commits such act shall be considered to have committed espionage.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 56: Prohibition of espionage
Subsection (2)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, espionage referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to punishment as follows: (a) In the case of espionage related to any matter of military situation, strategic arrangement or internal security of Nepal, imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty-five years; (b) In the case of espionage related to any matter that must be kept confidential by the Government of Nepal from the political, economic or diplomatic viewpoint or any other confidential document, imprisonment for a term ranging from five to ten years; (c) In the case of espionage related to any matter other than clauses (a) and (b), imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine of fifty thousand rupees; (d) In the case of a person, despite knowing that anyone is going to commit espionage, who does not give information to the Government of Nepal, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine of one hundred thousand rupees.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 57: Prohibition of assault on President
Subsection (1)
No person shall assassinate or attempt to assassinate the President of Nepal.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 57: Prohibition of assault on President
Subsection (2)
No person shall, in any manner, abduct, or cause to be abducted, the President of Nepal or take, or cause to be taken, him or her hostage.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 57: Prohibition of assault on President
Subsection (3)
No person shall, in any manner, assault, or cause to be assaulted, the President of Nepal.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 57: Prohibition of assault on President
Subsection (4)
A person who commits any offence referred to in this Section shall be liable to punishment as follows: (a) Imprisonment for life, in the case of subsection (1); (b) Imprisonment for a term ranging from ten to fifteen years, in the case of subsection (2); (c) Imprisonment for a term ranging from five to ten years, in the case of subsection (3).
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 58: Prohibition of intimidation of President or Parliament
Subsection (1)
No person shall intimidate, whether by using any kind of force or not, show fear or terror to, or otherwise overawe the President or Parliament of Nepal with intent to prevent or restrain the President or Parliament of Nepal from performing any of the functions required to be performed pursuant to the Constitution or law or compel the President or Parliament of Nepal to perform the functions in any specific manner.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 58: Prohibition of intimidation of President or Parliament
Subsection (2)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or a fine not exceeding seventy thousand rupees or with both. Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term 'Parliament' means the Federal Parliament and the State Assembly under the Constitution of Nepal, and this term also includes the Legislature-Parliament.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 59: Statute of limitation
Subsection (1)
No statute of limitation shall apply to a complaint with regard to any of the offences under Sections 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 57.
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Chapter-1: Offences against the State
Section 59: Statute of limitation
Subsection (2)
In the case of the offences under the Sections of this Chapter, except those Sections set forth in sub-section (1), no complaint shall be entertained after the expiry of two years of the date of knowledge of the commission of the offence.
National Penal Code 2017
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Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 60: Prohibition of unlawful assembly
Subsection (1)
No person shall be engaged in an unlawful assembly.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 60: Prohibition of unlawful assembly
Subsection (2)
An assembly of five or more persons with the objective of doing any of the following acts shall be considered to be an unlawful assembly: (a) By means of force, show of force, or show of a deadly weapon, to (1) prevent any public servant from exercising lawful functions or duties, (2) take or obtain possession of anyone’s property, (3) deprive any person of the enjoyment of the right of way, use of water, public transport, communication, or similar utilities, (4) compel any person to do what he or she is not legally bound to do or to omit what he or she is legally entitled to do; (b) To hinder or resist the execution of any law or legal process; (c) To commit any offence punishable by imprisonment.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 60: Prohibition of unlawful assembly
Subsection (3)
Any person who, with the knowledge that it is an unlawful assembly, joins the assembly shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees where unarmed, and imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees where armed.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 60: Prohibition of unlawful assembly
Subsection (4)
Any person who does not join an unlawful assembly but hires, induces, or overawes another to join such assembly shall be liable to the sentence referred to in sub-section (3) as if he or she had joined.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 61: Prohibition of breach of order issued to prevent or disperse unlawful assembly
Subsection (1)
Where a competent authority makes an order to prevent or disperse an unlawful assembly, no person shall participate or continue in such assembly.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 61: Prohibition of breach of order issued to prevent or disperse unlawful assembly
Subsection (2)
A person who continues in, participates in, or joins an unlawful assembly under sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 62: Every member to be considered to have committed offence
Subsection (1)
Where any member of an unlawful assembly commits any offence in achievement of the object of such assembly, every member who aids and assists knowingly at the time of commission of offence shall be considered to have committed the offence.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 63: Prohibition of rioting
Subsection (1)
No person shall commit, or cause to be committed, the offence of rioting.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 63: Prohibition of rioting
Subsection (2)
Where an unlawful assembly or a member thereof uses force or destroys, damages or causes loss to any public or private property in the course of achievement of the object of such assembly, every member shall be considered to have committed the offence of rioting.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 63: Prohibition of rioting
Subsection (3)
Every person who commits the offense referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees if armed with a deadly weapon, and imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees if not armed.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 64: Prohibition of abetting rioting
Subsection (1)
No person shall, with intent to cause the commission of rioting or with the knowledge that rioting is likely, abet the commission of rioting by another person.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 64: Prohibition of abetting rioting
Subsection (2)
A person who abets under sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year if the offence of rioting is committed, and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months if the offence is not committed, or a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 65: Prohibition of acts prejudicial to public tranquility
Subsection (1)
No person, by words, spoken or written, by signs or otherwise, shall do any act which, on the ground of religion, color, caste, race, community, or language, is prejudicial to harmonious relationship between peoples of different classes, regions, or communities of Nepal.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 65: Prohibition of acts prejudicial to public tranquility
Subsection (2)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 65: Prohibition of acts prejudicial to public tranquility
Subsection (3)
A person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) in any shrine, place of worship, or assembly engaged in a religious or cultural festival shall be liable to an additional sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, in addition to the sentence in sub-section (2).
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 66: Prohibition of obstructing public servant
Subsection (1)
No person shall obstruct or attempt to obstruct any public official in the discharge of duty to prevent or disperse an unlawful assembly or suppress a riot.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 66: Prohibition of obstructing public servant
Subsection (2)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 67: Prohibition of obstructing movement in public place
Subsection (1)
No person, by show of fear or terror, shall close or obstruct a public road, way, rope-way, cable-car, airport, railway, water route, or impede the movement of pedestrians, vehicles, or animals except in accordance with a competent authority's order.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 67: Prohibition of obstructing movement in public place
Subsection (2)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 68: Prohibition of obstructing public services
Subsection (1)
No person shall, by show of fear or threat, close or obstruct the operation of public electricity, telecommunication, or other public services.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 68: Prohibition of obstructing public services
Subsection (2)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 69: Prohibition of violating curfew
Subsection (1)
No person shall knowingly violate a curfew order imposed by a competent authority under law to prevent unlawful assembly, riot, or any act breaching public tranquility.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 69: Prohibition of violating curfew
Subsection (2)
A person who commits the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 70: Not to spread rumor
Subsection (1)
No person shall, with intent to breach public tranquility, commit rioting, undermine sovereignty, or harm communal harmony, spread rumors or hold a procession with provocative slogans.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 70: Not to spread rumor
Subsection (2)
Any person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 71: Prohibition of providing house, land, or vehicle for breaching peace
Subsection (1)
No person, knowing or having reason to know that another is going to breach public peace or commit rioting, shall provide house, land, vehicle, or arm to that person.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 71: Prohibition of providing house, land, or vehicle for breaching peace
Subsection (2)
Any person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 72: Prohibition of holding torch procession in sensitive public area
Subsection (1)
No person shall, with intent to breach public peace, hold any torch procession, assembly, or procession carrying fire or inflammable substances in a sensitive public area designated by competent authority.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 72: Prohibition of holding torch procession in sensitive public area
Subsection (2)
A person who commits the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 73: Prohibition of destroying or damaging essential commodities
Subsection (1)
No person shall, having committed any offence under this Chapter, destroy, damage, set on fire, disorder, steal, knowingly buy or sell, or cause others to commit such acts on essential commodities or property.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 73: Prohibition of destroying or damaging essential commodities
Subsection (2)
A person who commits the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to an additional imprisonment not exceeding one year or fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both, in addition to any other sentence under this Chapter.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 73: Prohibition of destroying or damaging essential commodities
Subsection (3)
Where such commodity or property has already been destroyed or damaged, compensation equal to the claimed amount shall be recovered from such person.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 73: Prohibition of destroying or damaging essential commodities
Subsection (4)
Where the offender is identified, such person, or if not identified, the person who induces or orders the act, shall be considered to have committed the offence.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-2: Offences against Public Tranquility
Section 74: Statute of limitation
Subsection (1)
No complaint on an offence under this Chapter shall lie after the lapse of three months from the date of commission of such offence.
National Penal Code 2017
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Chapter-3: Offences Relating to Contempt of Authority of Public Servants
Section 75: Prohibition of obstructing the service of summons, process etc.
Subsection (1)
No person shall obstruct in or object to, or cause to be done so, the service of a summons, process, arrest warrant, notice or order issued under a law or the making of search, seizure, survey, measurement or public inquiry or arresting any person in pursuance of a warrant.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-3: Offences Relating to Contempt of Authority of Public Servants
Section 75: Prohibition of obstructing the service of summons, process etc.
Subsection (2)
A person who commits the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both.
National Penal Code 2017
Part-2
Chapter-3: Offences Relating to Contempt of Authority of Public Servants
Section 75: Prohibition of obstructing the service of summons, process etc.
Subsection (3)
Where a public servant commits the offence in sub-section (1), he or she shall be liable to an additional imprisonment not exceeding three months.
Section 76: Prohibition of refusing to receive and returning summons, process, notice or order
Subsection (1)
Where a person in whose name a summons, process, notice, arrest warrant or order has been issued under law is tendered for service, such person shall, with mala fide intention, not refuse to receive or return it.
Section 76: Prohibition of refusing to receive and returning summons, process, notice or order
Subsection (2)
A person who commits the offence in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both.