(1) No one shall privatize any public property, with or without registration, or obstruct the public enjoyment of such property in any way, or in any other way seize, usurp or encroach or cause loss, damage or damage to such property in any way. Explanation: For the purpose of this section For "public property" means the following properties:-
(A) A path that has been publicly walked since time immemorial (b) roads, gauchars, panighats, graveyards, masanghats, dharos, padheros, wells, ponds, ponds, sources of drinking water, canals, canals, cattle grazing grounds or drains that are used for public enjoyment,
(c) the place where the haat market takes place,
(d) a shrine, monastery, temple, stupa, shrine, mosque or church,
(e) Pati, Pauwa Sattal, Chautaro,
(f) historical statue, sculpture, cultural pillar or monument,
(g) Place of religious or cultural work or ceremony,
(h) National forests designated by the Government of Nepal or forests owned by the Government of Nepal, provincial governments or local levels or any part thereof.
(2) A person who commits or commits an offense under sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment up to five years or with a fine of up to fifty thousand rupees.
(3) If the public property as per sub-section (1) has been registered or transferred in someone's name, it will also automatically be cancelled.