Is blasphemy illegal in Nepal?
Criminal offense
Nepal criminalized hurting religious sentiment with up to two years imprisonment and a fine under Section 9.156 of the new criminal code.
Nepal is one of 40 countries classified “Criminal offense” for blasphemy — 70% of the 57 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- India
- Criminal offense India has blasphemy laws under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, intended to prevent insulting religions and outrage religious feelings.
- Bangladesh
- Criminal offense Bangladesh's blasphemy laws prohibit hurting religious sentiments, with the government rejecting calls for death penalty but maintaining criminal penalties.
- Pakistan
- Death penalty possible Pakistan has a death penalty for blasphemy under section 295-C, with many death sentences.
- Myanmar
- Criminal offense Myanmar has blasphemy laws under Sections 295A and 298 of the Penal Code, with penalties including imprisonment and fines for outraging religious feelings.
- Afghanistan
- Death penalty possible Afghanistan's blasphemy laws under Sharia can carry the death penalty, with executions reported since the Taliban takeover in 2021.
- China
- Criminal offense China has laws against blasphemy, with examples of arrests and book bans related to insulting Islam, though not explicitly defined as blasphemy.
Other laws in Nepal
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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