Section 48
Penalties For Charging Excess Postage Stamps And Forging government Symbol
A Personnel of post office shall be liable for an imprisonment upto One year or a fine upto Five Hundred Rupees or both for committing any of the following offence:
(a) If false Government symbol is put on the postal article fraudulently, or
(b) If the Government symbol put on the postal article is changed, or removed or rubbed fraudulently, or
(c) If any amount of the postage stamp for the postal articles is demanded or received against the provision of this Act while engaged in the job of delivering postal articles.
(a) If false Government symbol is put on the postal article fraudulently, or
(b) If the Government symbol put on the postal article is changed, or removed or rubbed fraudulently, or
(c) If any amount of the postage stamp for the postal articles is demanded or received against the provision of this Act while engaged in the job of delivering postal articles.
Postal Act, 2019 (1963)
Chapter - 2
Section 3: Monopoly In The Conveyance Of Mail Is Reserved In Thegovernment Of NepalSection 4: Persons Not Permitted To Convey LettersSection 5: Non-obligation Of The Government Of NepalSection 73A: License May Be Issued To Private Sector For Operating PostalservicesSection 85A: Conveyance Of Mail Is MandatorySection 95B: To Enter Into Agreement With Contractor Of River Transport Toferry Mail Across The River Free Of ChargeSection 105C: Not Required To Follow Time-scheduleSection 115D: Special Obligation For The Mail Transport
Chapter - 3
Section 6: Authority To Fix Domestic Postal ChargesSection 7: Authority Of The Government Of Nepal To Frame Rules Related Topostal Charges And Payment Of Other FeesSection 8: Authority Of The Government Of Nepal To Fix Foreign PostalchargesSection 9: Postage Charges To Be Paid By The AddresseeSection 10: Recovery Of Postal Charges Or Other AmountsSection 11: The Custom Charge Paid By The Post Office Shall Be Recovered Asthe Postal ChargesSection 12: The Official Stamp Of The Post Office Serving As Evidence
Chapter - 5
Section 14: Power To Frame Rules For The Registered Newspaper Or MagazinesSection 15: Postal Article To Be Returned To The SenderSection 16: Article Prohibited From Sending By PostSection 17: Power To Frame Rules Related To The Postal Articles Sent By PostSection 20: Power To Use For The Public InterestSection 22: Authority To Withheld Newspaper, Magazine And Other ObjectsSection 23: XxxxxxxSection 24: Restriction On JurisdictionSection 2518: Delivery Of Postal Article After The Custom Duties Are ReceivedSection 2719: Treatment Of Goods Not Permitted For Export Or Import
Chapter - 6
Section 25: Registry Of Postal ArticleSection 26: The Authority To Frame Rules On The RegistrySection 27: Insurance Of Postal ArticleSection 28: Authority To Make Mandatory Provisions For Insurance Of PostalarticlesSection 29: Authority Of Framing Insurance Related RulesSection 30: Liability Of The Government Of Nepal With Regard To The Insuredpostal ArticlesSection 31: Dispatch Of The Cash Of Delivery Postal ArticleSection 32: The Authority To Frame Rules Regarding Cash On DeliverySection 33: Authority To Implement Provisions Arranged With Othercountries
Chapter - 8
Section 37: Arrangements For Money Order And Authority To Frame Rulesregarding Money OrderSection 37A: Money Order Operation FundSection 38: Sender Of The Money Order May Ask For The Return Of Money Orderand Change The Name Of The PayeeSection 39: Authority To Make Provisions Of Postal OrderSection 40: The Authority To Implement Provisions Arranged With ForeigncountriesSection 41: Provisions In Case The Payment Of Money Order Is Made To Thewrong PersonSection 42: Save From The Liability Related To Money Order
Chapter - 9
Section 43: Penalties To The Mail Runners Or Carrier Of Postal Articles Orpersons Employed In The Delivery For MisconductSection 44: Penalties To The Persons Engaged In The Transport Or Delivery Ofmailbags Or Postal Articles For Leaving Work On His/her Ownwithout Taking Permission Or Without Giving NoticeSection 45: Penalty To The Person Engaged In The Transport Or Delivery Ofpostal Article, For Registering False StatementSection 46: Penalties In The Event Of Theft, Embezzle, Concealing, Destroying Orthrowing, Etc; Of The Postal ArticlesSection 47: Penalties For Opening, Withholding Or Delaying Transport Ordelivery Of Postal ArticlesSection 47A: Penalties For Causing Obstacle In The Transport Of MailSection 48: Penalties For Charging Excess Postage Stamps And Forginggovernment SymbolSection 49: Penalties For Making Forged Documents, Alterations, Concealing Ordestroying ThereforSection 50: Penalties For Sending Postal Articles Without Postage ChargefraudulentlySection 51: Penalties For Violating Section 3Section 52: Penalties For Violating Section 4Section 54: Penalties For Violating Section 16 Or Section 17Section 55: Penalties For Damaging The Letter BoxSection 56: Penalties For De-figuring The Post Office Or Letter BoxSection 57: Penalties For Filling Up False DescriptionsSection 59: Penalties For Keeping Wrongly Delivered Postal Article Or Mail Bag With OneselfSection 59: Penalties For Keeping Wrongly Delivered Postal Article Or Mail Bag With OneselfSection 60: Penalties For Creating Obstruction On The Delivery Of LetterSection 61: Penalties For Erasing The Document Bearing The Postage Stamp Or Removing The Postage Stamp Affixed On The DocumentSection 62: Penalties For Using Already Used Postage StampSection 65: Penalties Prescribed For Attempt Or Incitement To Commit An OffenceSection 66: To Be Sufficient To Prove The Property Of Post OfficeSection 67: Government To Be The Plaintiff In A Case Under This ActSection 5258: Penalties For With-holding Or Opening The Mail Or Causing The Mail Bags To Be Wet Or Delaying The Delivery Of Mai LSection 5964: Additional Penalties Related To Postage Stamp Or Postage ArticleSection 6068: Xxxxxxx