(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.
(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.
(3) No person shall abet the commission of the offence
under sub-section (1) or (2).
(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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(5) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the
offence referred to in this Section shall be sentenced to the following
punishment:
(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).