Section 57
Restriction On Publishing News Relating To Governmental business
No employee shall, without being authorized by the Government of Nepal, provide or divulge, directly or indirectly, to any other unauthorized employee or non-governmental person or press any confidential matter which was known to him or her in the course of
performing the governmental duty or any matter prohibited by law or any document or news written or collected by him or her. This restriction shall also be applicable to a person who has been relieved of the government service for any reason whatsoever.