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National Penal Code 2017
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 125: Prohibition of gambling or betting: 
Subsection (2)
"one who causes any one to gamble" means a person who causes gambling by knowingly providing a house, room, space or vehicle under his or her ownership, possession, use or custody or by providing any kind of instrument  for gambling.
National Penal Code 2017
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 125: Prohibition of gambling or betting: 
Subsection (3)
All instruments used for gambling and movable and immovable properties earned from gambling shall be forfeited. Provided that a house, room, place or means of transport where gambling has taken place shall not be forfeited.
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 125: Prohibition of gambling or betting:
Subsection (4)
No person shall bet or cause betting.
National Penal Code 2017
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 125: Prohibition of gambling or betting: 
Subsection (5)
For the purposes of sub-section (4), a person who so bets that he or she will receive or lose any movable, immovable property or consideration if any particular party wins or loses any game or process that can be played, or caused to be played, under law shall be considered to have committed the offence of betting.
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 125: Prohibition of gambling or betting: 
Subsection (6)
In the event of commission of the offence referred to in sub-section (4), the offender shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees, along with the forfeiture of the claimed amount used in the offence.
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 125: Prohibition of gambling or betting: 
Subsection (7)
Convictions pronounced by a court shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing recidivism in relation to the offence referred to in this Section.
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 126: Prohibition of soliciting alms (begging) or causing begging: 
No person shall solicit alms (begging) in a public place or use a child for the purposes of begging under the pretense of singing, dancing, playing or doing any act or use other person for purposes of begging, in return for any kind of money or wages paid by him or her to that other person, or abet begging.
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 126: Prohibition of soliciting alms (begging) or causing begging: 
Subsection (2)
A person who commits the offence referred to in subsection (1) shall be liable to the sentence as follows and the claimed amount of begging shall also be forfeited: (a)    Imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, in the case of begging for the first time, and imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees for every instance, from the second instance onwards, (b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences, in the case of causing begging for the first time, and imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees or both the sentences for every instance, from the second instance onwards. Explanation: For the purposes of this Section,-
National Penal Code 2017
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 126: Prohibition of soliciting alms (begging) or causing begging:
Subsection (1)
(1) begging by a sage, saint, hermit or monk visiting home to home as per the tradition practiced from time immemorial or begging in any religious or cultural work shall not be considered to be an offence under this Section,
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 126: Prohibition of soliciting alms (begging) or causing begging:
Subsection (2)
(1) "public place" means any road, street, park, motor vehicle stop, government office or office premises, and this term also includes a means of transport in public use.
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 127: Compensation to be paid: 
Where any harm or loss is caused to anyone or any property of any one from any of the offences referred to in Sections 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118 and 124 of this Chapter, compensation shall be ordered to be paid by the offender to the person who so suffers such harm or loss.
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 128: Statute of limitation: 
(1) In the case of any offence under this Chapter which has caused the death of any one, there shall be no statute of limitation for making a complaint in relation to such offence.
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Chapter-5: Offences against Public Interest, Health, Safety,
Section 128: Statute of limitation: 
Subsection (2)
No complaint shall lie after the expiry of three months after the date of commission of any of the offences under Sections 113,114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 and 122 and after the expiry of six months from the date of knowledge of commission of any of the other offences under this Chapter.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 129: Prohibition of manufacturing arms without obtaining license: 
No person shall manufacture or repair arms and ammunition without obtaining a license or in a manner to be contrary to the terms and restrictions specified in the license, even if, obtained. Explanation: For the purposes of this Act,- (a) "arms" means a canon, mortar, tank, machine gun, rifle, gun, pistol, revolver or other device of similar nature to be operated by using or not using ammunition, and this term also includes spare parts of and machinery and equipment for manufacturing any arms, (b) "machine gun" means a brain gun, luis gun, stain gun, machine, carbine, toms machine carbine, GMG, short machine gun or automated arms of similar nature, and this term also includes a machine, equipment for manufacturing a machine gun, and spare parts thereof. (c) "ammunition" means gun powder, cape, bullet, shell, detonator, cartoos, fuse or other substance of similar nature to be placed in arms.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 129: Prohibition of manufacturing arms without obtaining license:
Subsection (2)
(1) 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, according to the gravity of the risks of arms or ammunition in question.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 130: Prohibition of transaction of arms without obtaining license:
(1) No person shall transact arms and ammunition without obtaining a license or in a manner to be contrary to the terms and restrictions specified in the license, even if, obtained. Explanation: For the purposes of this Chapter, "transaction" means procurement, sale, transport, obtaining ownership, transfer, accumulating, stockpiling or collection, storage, export or import.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 130: Prohibition of transaction of arms without obtaining license:
Subsection (2)
(1) 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-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 131: Prohibition of acquisition of specific type of arms:
(1) No person shall acquire the following arms, by way of procurement, sale, donation, gift, reward, partition, succession or otherwise, retain, stockpile or store such arms, or use, transport, export or import such arms except with the order of the competent authority: (a) A tank and ammunition thereof, (b) A cannon or mortar and ammunition thereof, (c) A machine gun and ammunition thereof, (d) Any kind of rifle and ammunition thereof, (e) Such other arms and ammunition thereof as specified by the competent authority that such arms and ammunition are prohibited from being acquired or held by the public.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 131: Prohibition of acquisition of specific type of arms:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person A person who acquires any arms set forth in sub-section
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 131: Prohibition of acquisition of specific type of arms:
Subsection (1)
(1) No person surrender such arms to the concerned District Administration Office.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 131: Prohibition of acquisition of specific type of arms:
Subsection (3)
(1) No person 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-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 131: Prohibition of acquisition of specific type of arms:
Subsection (4)
(1) No person Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Section, nothing shall be deemed to bar any officer and personnel of the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Nepal concerned with security work or other security personnel who are entitled to use arms lawfully from holding or using such arms in the course of discharging their respective duties.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 132: Prohibition of retaining or carrying arms without license:
(1) No person shall acquire, retain, stockpile, use or carry such arms as may be allowed by law to be acquired, held, stockpiled, used or carried, without obtaining a license or in a manner to be contrary to the terms and restrictions specified in the license, even if, obtained. Provided that nothing shall bar any officer and personnel of the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Nepal concerned with security work or other security personnel who are entitled to use arms lawfully from holding, using or carrying such arms in the course of discharging their respective duties.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 132: Prohibition of retaining or carrying arms without license:
Subsection (2)
(1) No 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 five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 133: Obligation to maintain records of transaction of arms,
ammunition: (1) A person who carries out transaction of arms or ammunition by obtaining a license shall maintain separate records of the arms and ammunition transacted by him or her.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 133: Obligation to maintain records of transaction of arms,
Subsection (2)
The records maintained pursuant to sub-section (1) shall set out, inter alia, the following matters: (a) Type, description and quantity of the arms procured or sold, transported, stockpiled, exported or imported by him or her, (b) In the case of a sale of arms to any one, the purchaser’s name, surname, address, citizenship or passport number, date and place of issue of citizenship certificate or passport,
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 133: Obligation to maintain records of transaction of arms,
Subsection (3)
A person who carries out the transaction of arms or ammunition shall, when so asked, show the records referred to in sub-section (2) to the authority controlling or administering arms and ammunition, the investigating authority or a court.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 133: Obligation to maintain records of transaction of arms,
Subsection (4)
Where any person other than one who carries out the commercial transaction of arms or ammunition by obtaining a license intends to carry out the transaction of arms and ammunition, he or she shall obtain approval of the concerned District Administration Office to that effect.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 133: Obligation to maintain records of transaction of arms,
Subsection (5)
A person who does, or causes to be done, any act contrary to sub-section (1), (3) or (4) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 134: Prohibition of production or transaction of nuclear, chemical,
biological (bacteriological) or toxin weapons: (1) No person shall manufacture, produce, procure, sell, acquire, own, transfer, stockpile, store, transport, export or import, invest in or manage any type of nuclear, chemical, biological (bacteriological) or toxic weapons or cause any one to do so. Explanation: For the purposes of this Section,- (a) "chemical weapon" means any chemical weapon as defined by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and their Destruction, done at Paris on  13 January 1993. (b) "biological or toxin weapon" means any biological (bacteriological) or toxin weapon as defined by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and  their Destruction, done at London, Moscow and Washington  on 10 April, 1972.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 134: Prohibition of production or transaction of nuclear, chemical,
Subsection (2)
A person who commits the offence referred to in subsection (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years and a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand rupees.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 135: Forfeiture of movable, immovable property related to offence: In
the event of the commission of any offence under this Chapter, the arms and ammunition related to such offence, and machinery, equipment, instrument or vehicle producing, manufacturing, retaining or transporting such arms and proceeds of the sale and purchase of such arms or ammunition and amount accrued or accumulated therefrom shall be forfeited. Provided that where the owner of the means of transport or motor vehicle proves that he or she did not know the transportation of such arms and ammunition, such means of transport or vehicle shall not be forfeited.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 136: Compensation caused to be paid:  Where any harm or loss is
caused to any one's body or property from the commission by any person of any offence under this Chapter, a reasonable compensation for such harm or loss shall be caused to be paid by the offender to the victim.
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Chapter-6: Offences Relating to Arms and Ammunitions
Section 137: Statute of limitation: No complaint shall lie, in relation to an
offence under Section 132, after the expiry of three months of the commission of such offence, and in relation to any of the other offences under this Chapter, after the expiry of six months from the date of knowledge of the commission of such offence.
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Chapter-7: Offences Relating to Explosives
Section 138: Prohibition of production of explosives:
(1) No person shall make, prepare or produce any kind of explosives without obtaining a license or in a manner to be contrary to the terms and restrictions specified in the license, even if, obtained. Explanation: For the purposes of this Act:,- (a) "explosives” means I.E.D., T.N.C. Amatol, Barotol, Pentolite, rapid detonative explosive (RDX),  tore fex, blastic explosives, dynamite, gun powder, nitroglycerin, gelignite, stemite, selsite, detonator, blastic cap, electronic blastic cap, fuse, fireworks, cracker, gun cotton, gun powder, ballistic powder, mercury or fullunet made of any other metal, any other explosive substance of similar nature, which is capable of exploding and causing loss, or any substance so specified by the Government of Nepal by a notification in the Nepal Gazette, and this term also includes a bomb. (b) "bomb" means a grenade so made of any explosive or any means, formula, process or measure as to selfdetonate or detonate with the help of other substance, or other object containing explosive or substance of similar nature.
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Chapter-7: Offences Relating to Explosives
Section 138: Prohibition of production of explosives:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall make, A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to the following sentence: (a) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees, in the case of high explosives, (b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, in the case of low explosives, (c) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees, in the case of ordinary explosives, (d) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees, in the case of a person who produces, uses, retains or otherwise transacts any equipment, machinery or instrument for producing or manufacturing explosives. Explanation: For the purposes of this Chapter,-
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Chapter-7: Offences Relating to Explosives
Section 138: Prohibition of production of explosives:
Subsection (1)
(1) No person shall make, "high explosives" means dynamite, nitroglycerin, TNC, gelignite mornqtarlab, mercury fullunet, R.D.X. amatol, barotol, pentolite, stemite, selsightal, blastic explosive bomb and other explosive of similar nature.
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Chapter-7: Offences Relating to Explosives
Section 138: Prohibition of production of explosives:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall make, "low explosives" means blastic powder, gunpowder, gun cotton, mercury or fullunet made of any other metal and other explosive of similar nature.
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Section 138: Prohibition of production of explosives:
Subsection (3)
(1) No person shall make, "ordinary explosives" means detonator, blastic cap, electronics blastic cap, fuse, firework, cracker and other explosives of similar nature.
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Chapter-7: Offences Relating to Explosives
Section 139: Prohibition of transaction of explosives:
(1) No person shall transact explosives without obtaining a license or in a manner to be contrary to the terms and restrictions specified in the license, even if, obtained. Explanation: For the purposes of this Chapter, the term "transaction" means procurement, sale, retention, use, stockpiling, storage, transport, alteration, mixing, export or import.
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Chapter-7: Offences Relating to Explosives
Section 139: Prohibition of transaction of explosives:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall A person who commits the offence referred to in subsection (1) shall be liable to the following sentence: (a) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and  a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees, in the case of high explosives, (b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, in the case of low explosives, (c) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees, in the case of ordinary explosives.
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Section 140: Prohibition of making or using artificial explosives:
(1) No person shall alter or modify any ordinary consumable goods to be used or consumed by the public or physical or chemical characters of such goods, through any physical or chemical process, formula, measure or method or change the form, structure or shape thereof, and use or caused to be used, the same as a bomb of any type or any other explosives.
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Section 140: Prohibition of making or using artificial explosives:
Subsection (2)
(1) No A person who commits the offence referred to in subsection (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 141: Prohibition of making land mines or laying explosives:
(1) No person shall lay or place any explosive, any inflammable substance or making an electronic ambush in a public road or way, place, building, bridge, tunnel or any other place for the public movement or cause obstruction to the movement or use of any other public utilities by placing such substance or making an ambush.
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Section 141: Prohibition of making land mines or laying explosives:
Subsection (2)
(1) No 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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Section 141: Prohibition of making land mines or laying explosives:
Subsection (3)
(1) No Where any injury or loss is caused to the body, life or property of any one from the commission of the offence referred to in sub-section (1), the sentence referred to in -sub-section (2) shall be added to the sentence which is imposable by this Act on the offender for such injury or loss.
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Chapter-7: Offences Relating to Explosives
Section 142: Obligation to maintain records of production or transaction:
(1) A person who has obtained a licence for the production or transaction of explosives shall, in producing, manufacturing, preparing or transacting such explosives, maintain separate records of every production or transaction of every explosive.
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Chapter-7: Offences Relating to Explosives
Section 142: Obligation to maintain records of production or transaction:
Subsection (2)
(1) The records referred to in sub-section (1) shall set out, inter alia, the following matters: (a) Type, description and quantity of the explosives produced, prepared or manufactured, (b) In the case of the transaction of explosives, the purpose for which such transaction has been made, (c) In the case of the sale and distribution of explosives, the purchaser’s name, the purpose, and quantity of, such sale and distribution.
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Section 142: Obligation to maintain records of production or transaction:
Subsection (3)
(1) A person who carries out the transaction of explosives shall, when so asked, show the records referred to in sub-section (1) to the competent authority controlling or administering explosives, the investigating or prosecuting authority or the court.
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Section 142: Obligation to maintain records of production or transaction:
Subsection (4)
(1) A person who does, or causes to be done, any act contrary to this Section shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 143: Obligation to take care while importing, transporting or
stockpiling explosives: (1) A person who licensed to carry out the transaction of explosives shall, in using, carrying, transporting or stockpiling such explosives, so use such explosives as to ensure adequate safety according to the nature of such explosives or carry, transport or stockpile such explosives, having kept them in appropriate magazines.
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Section 143: Obligation to take care while importing, transporting or
Subsection (2)
A person who does, or causes to be done, any act contrary to sub-section (1) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees.
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Section 144: Forfeiture of movable or immovable property related to offence
In the event of the commission of any offence referred to in this Chapter, any explosives related to such offence, goods, equipment, instrument or raw materials used for producing, preparing or manufacturing such explosives, motor vehicle or means of transport used in the transportation or carriage of such explosives and proceeds of the production, preparation, manufacturing or transaction of such explosives and amount accrued or accumulated therefrom shall be forfeited. Provided that where the owner of the motor vehicle or means of transport proves that he or she did not know the transportation of the explosives, such vehicle or means of transport shall not be forfeited.
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Section 145: Order for compensation to be paid: Where any harm or loss is
caused to the life, or any property, of any one from the commission by a person of any of the offences under this Chapter, reasonable compensation for such harm or loss shall be ordered to be paid by the offender to the victim.
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Section 146: Statute of limitation: No complaint shall lie after the expiry of three
months from the date of commission of any of the offences under Section 143 and after the expiry of six months from the date of knowledge of commission of any of the other offences under this Chapter.
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Chapter-8: Offences against National and Public Heritages
Section 147: Prohibition of owning public building, land by individual:
(1) No person shall, without prior approval of the Government of Nepal or State Government or Local Level, obtain ownership of the following building or land, whether making its registration or not, or otherwise occupy, cultivate or encroach, or hinder or obstruct, in any way, the possession or use of, such building or land: (a) Any government building or land held in the name of the Government of Nepal, State Government or Local Level or a public body under the full or majority ownership or control of the Government of Nepal, State Government or Local Level, (b) Any community or public house or land which has been under community or public possession and use from time immemorial.
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Section 147: Prohibition of owning public building, land by individual:
Subsection (2)
(1) No A person who commits, or causes to be committed, an offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 147: Prohibition of owning public building, land by individual:
Subsection (3)
(1) No Where any building, land mentioned in sub-section (1) has already been registered in, or transmitted to, the name of any individual, such registration or transmission also shall, ipso facto, be void.
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Section 148: Prohibition of owning public heritage by individual:
(1) No person shall obtain the ownership of any public heritage, whether making its registration or not, or hinder or obstruct, in any way, the public possession or use of, or otherwise occupy, cultivate or encroach such heritage, or cause harm, loss or damage to such heritage in any way. Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term “public heritage” means any of the following heritages: (a) A right of way that has been in public use from time immemorial, (b) A road, pasture land, water body, graveyard, crematory, water tap, spout, well, pond, edge of pond, spring of drinking water, canal, water channel, meadow for animal grazing or exit for animals, that has been in the public use, (c) A place where market is held, (d) A divine place, shrine, temple, Stupa, monastery, mosque or church, (e) A public rest house, Pauwa, Sattal, Chautaro, (f) A historical statue, monument, cultural monument or memorial, (g) A place for organizing religious or cultural functions or ceremonies, (h) A national forest designated by the Government of Nepal or forest, or any part thereof, under ownership of the Government of Nepal, State Government or Local Level.
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Section 148: Prohibition of owning public heritage by individual:
Subsection (2)
(1) No 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 five years or a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 148: Prohibition of owning public heritage by individual:
Subsection (3)
(1) No Where any public heritage referred to in sub-section (1) has already been registered in, or transmitted to, the name of any individual, such registration or transmission also shall, ipso facto, be void.
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Chapter-8: Offences against National and Public Heritages
Section 149: Prohibition of encroachment of natural heritages:
(1) No person shall, except in accordance with law, encroach or possess, in any way, any natural heritage, or sell or distribute such heritage, or cause any harm, loss or damage to its natural structure or beauty, in any way. Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term “natural heritage” means any of the following heritages: (a) A national park, wildlife or hunting reserve designated by the Government of Nepal for the protection of the natural environment, vegetation and wildlife, (b) A conservation area designated by the Government of Nepal, river, rivulet, stream, lake, wetland or natural water-fall, snow-peak or any part thereof, higher mountain peak, (c) A wildlife, vegetation or landscape protected by the law in force or the Government of Nepal, State Government or Local Level, (d) A habitat of wildlife protected by the Government of Nepal, State Government or Local Level, eco-system, or any medicinal herb which is prohibited for sale, distribution, export or import.
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Section 149: Prohibition of encroachment of natural heritages:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person 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 equal to the claimed amount if such amount is specified and a fine not exceeding one million rupees if such amount is not specified or both the sentences.
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Chapter-8: Offences against National and Public Heritages
Section 150: Prohibition of possession or destruction of public physical
infrastructure in unauthorized manner: (1) No person shall, except in accordance with law, possess, in an unauthorized manner, any public physical infrastructure or prevent any one from using such infrastructure, or, cause any harm or loss to such infrastructure, in any way. Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term “public physical infrastructure” means the following infrastructure to be publicly used: (a) A road, way, bridge, tunnel, airport, (b) A water reservoir, canal, spring of drinking water, and pond, power house, electricity transmission center or line thereof, (c) A ropeway, cable car, telecommunication equipment, radio station, television broadcasting center and tower thereof, (d) A rail and railway; (e) A public bus station, public park, or (f) Similar other structure.
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Section 150: Prohibition of possession or destruction of public physical
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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Section 151: Prohibition of dishonoring or destroying national anthem, flag
or coat-of-arms: (1) No person shall, with intention to spread hatred against Nepal or the Government of Nepal, dishonor the national anthem of Nepal, burn, or knowingly dishonor, the flag of Nepal, or use such anthem, flag or coat-of-arms of Nepal at such place, on such object or condition as it is not appropriate for its use in view of public morality, decency or courtesy.
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Section 151: Prohibition of dishonoring or destroying national anthem, flag
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 three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 151: Prohibition of dishonoring or destroying national anthem, flag
Subsection (3)
No person shall, with intent to spread hatred against, or dishonor a country with which Nepal has friendly relation, burn or knowingly misuse such country's national flag or misuse such flag or the coat-of-arms of such country or use such flag or coat-of-arms at such place, on such object or condition as it is not appropriate for its use in view of public morality, decency or courtesy.
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Section 151: Prohibition of dishonoring or destroying national anthem, flag
Subsection (4)
No person shall, with intent to make hatred against or dishonor the United Nations Organization or any organization associated with, or specialized agency of, the United Nations Organization or any international or regional organization of which Nepal is a member, misuse in any way the flag or emblem of such Organization, or use such flag or logo, motor vehicle or other object of such Organization without approval of such Organization.
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Subsection (5)
A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (3) or (4) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 152: Not to insult national figures/heroes:
(1) No person shall knowingly make hatred against, dishonor or defame, any national figure/hero specified by the Government of Nepal or demolish, cause loss or damage to the statue, monument or memorial of such figure/hero. Provided that any comment made in good faith in the context of a study, research or evaluation of the life of such figure/hero shall not be considered to be an offence referred to in this Section.
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Section 152: Not to insult national figures/heroes:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall 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 six months or a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 153: Order for compensation to be paid: Where any harm or loss is
caused from the commission of any offence referred to in Section 150, reasonable compensation for such harm or loss shall be ordered to be paid by the offender.
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Section 154: Statute of limitation: There shall be no statute of limitation for
filing a complaint in relation to any of the offences under Sections 147, 148 and 149, and no complaint shall lie after the expiry of six months from the date of commission of any of the offences under the other Sections of this Chapter.
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Section 155: Prohibition of injuring shrines or places held sacred:
(1) No person shall damage or injure or, in any way, defile, destroy or pollute any place of religious worship, pray or function or place, object held sacred or burial place or place of sepulture or do similar other act with intent to outrage or insult the religion or religious feelings of any caste, race, community or class or with the knowledge that such outrage or insult is likely to occur.
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Section 155: Prohibition of injuring shrines or places held sacred:
Subsection (2)
(1) No 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 three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees.
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Section 155: Prohibition of injuring shrines or places held sacred:
Subsection (3)
(1) No Where a foreigner has committed, or caused to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1), he or she shall be deported from Nepal within seven days after the date of completion of the service of imprisonment under sub-section (2).
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Section 156: Prohibition of outraging religious feelings:
(1) No person shall outrage the religious feelings of any caste, race, community or class by words, either spoken or written, by visible representation or signs or otherwise.
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Section 156: Prohibition of outraging religious feelings:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall 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 two years and a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees.
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Section 157: Prohibition of causing obstruction to religious rites and rituals
Subsection (1)
rites and rituals that are handed down or being followed from the time immemorial.
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Section 157: Prohibition of causing obstruction to religious rites and rituals
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 one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 158: Prohibition of proselytizing:
(1) No person shall convert any one from one religion to another or make attempt to or abet such conversion.
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Section 158: Prohibition of proselytizing:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall convert any one No person shall do any act or conduct which undermines the religion, opinion or faith of any caste, race, community or convert any one into another religion, whether by inducement or not, in a manner to so undermine or propagate such religion or opinion with the intention of making such conversion.
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Section 158: Prohibition of proselytizing:
Subsection (3)
(1) No person shall convert any one 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 a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees.
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Section 158: Prohibition of proselytizing:
Subsection (4)
(1) No person shall convert any one If a foreigner commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) or (2), he or she shall be deported from Nepal within seven days after the date of completion of the service of imprisonment imposed under this Section.
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Section 159: Statute of limitation: No complaint shall lie after the expiry of six
months from the date of knowledge of commission of the offence under Section 158 and from the date of commission of any of the other offences under this Chapter. Chpater-10 Offences Relating to Discrimination and Other Degrading Treatment
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Section 160: Prohibition of making discriminatory treatment:
(1) Except as otherwise provided by laws, no authority who exercises power under law shall, in the exercise of such power or a general law, intentionally make a discriminatory treatment against any citizen on grounds of origin, religion, color, caste, race, sex, physical condition, disability, condition of health, marital status, pregnancy, economic condition, language or region, ideology or on similar other grounds.
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Section 160: Prohibition of making discriminatory treatment:
Subsection (2)
(1) Except as 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 three years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 161: Prohibition of purchasing, selling or distributing goods or
service with discrimination: (1) No person, in purchasing, selling or distributing any goods or services, shall purchase, sell or distribute such goods or services from or to only any person belonging to any particular caste, race or community or omit to provide, sell or distribute such goods or services to any person belonging to any particular caste, race or community. Provided that where a person, with the approval of the competent authority under law, provides, sells or distributes any particular goods or services to only any person belonging to any particular caste, race or community, for the protection of interest and development of a class which is economically, socially or educationally backward, such person shall not be considered to have committed the offence under this Section.
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Section 161: Prohibition of purchasing, selling or distributing goods or
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 one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 162: Prohibition of forced labour:
(1) No person shall force any one to work against his or her will. Provided that this Section shall not be deemed to bar the engaging of any one in labor for a public work in accordance with law.
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Section 162: Prohibition of forced labour:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall force any one to A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both the sentences.
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Section 163: Prohibition of slavery:
(1) No person shall subject any one to slavery or servitude or hold or employ him or her in such status or subject, or cause to be subjected, him or her to any other kind of treatment similar thereto.
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Section 163: Prohibition of slavery:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall subject any one to 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 of five to ten years and a fine of fifty thousand to one hundred thousand rupees.
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Section 164: Prohibition of serfdom or debt bonded labour:
(1) No person shall subject any one to, or hold any one in, serfdom or debt bonded labour for any kind of consideration or employ any one in the status of serfdom or bonded labour, or subject, or cause to be subjected, him or her to any other kind of treatment similar thereto.
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Section 164: Prohibition of serfdom or debt bonded labour:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person shall 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 from three to seven years and a fine from thirty thousand to one hundred thousand rupees.
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Section 165: Prohibition of undermining social rites and rituals:
(1) No person shall, by way of misrepresentation or use of force, do, or cause to be done, any act which undermines or results in the undermining of the social rites and rituals of any one. Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, any rites and rituals constituting racial discrimination shall not be considered to be social rites and rituals.
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Section 165: Prohibition of undermining social rites and rituals:
Subsection (2)
(1) No person A person who commits the offence referred to in subsection (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences.