Section 53
Prohibition Of Waging War Against Nepal Or Assist The Army Of A State At War With Nepal
epal: (1) No person shall wage or declare to
wage war against Nepal, by raising arms, or attempt or threat to
wage such war, or collect arms, ammunition or form a military or
paramilitary organization with intent to wage war against Nepal.
(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.
(3) Where a declaration is made by the Government of
Nepal prohibiting the making of relation or transaction 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.
(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
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imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty-five years and a fine
not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.