Section 155: Prohibition of injuring shrines or places held sacred

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1) No person shall damage or injure or, in any way, defile, destroy or pollute any place of religious worship, pray or function or place, object held sacred or burial place or place of Sepultura or do similar other act with intent to outrage or insult the religion or religious feelings of any caste, race, community or class or with the knowledge that such outrage or insult is likely to occur.

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 three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees.

3) Where a foreigner has committed, or caused to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1), he or she shall be deported from Nepal within seven days after the date of completion of the service of imprisonment under sub-section (2).

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