BBanaka

BNS Section 163: Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 8: Of Offences Relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force

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163. Whoever abets the desertion of any officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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Replaces IPC 135. IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28)

Punishment, bail and trial

163Abetment of the desertion of an officer, soldier, sailor or airman.

Punishment
Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or not
Cognizable
Bailable or not
Bailable
Triable by
Any Magistrate

Source: BNSS First Schedule, Gazette of India, 25 December 2023, p. 169. The Schedule gives the substance of the section, not its full definition, and a State may have amended the classification for its territory. See it in the full First Schedule

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