Section 53: Prohibition of waging war against Nepal or assist the army of a State at war with Nepal

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 imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty-five years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.