Section 55: Prohibition of giving provocation to army or police

1) No person shall abet or give provocation to the desertion of a soldier, police or armed police personnel or officer in the Nepal Army, Nepal Police or Armed Police Force, Nepal from the Nepal Army, Nepal Police or Armed Police Force, Nepal or abet the breach of discipline by such soldier, police or armed police personnel or attempt to seduce such soldier, police or armed police personnel from his or her duty, or, knowing or having reason to believe that a soldier, police or armed police personnel has so deserted the Army or Police or Force, harbor such deserter.

2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.