Lawgist52Offences in respect of property
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,--
(a) commits theft of any property belonging to the Government, or to any military, naval or air force mess, band or institution, or to any person subject to military, naval or air force law; or
(b) dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use any such property; or
(c) commits criminal breach of trust in respect of any such property; or
(d) dishonestly receives or retains any such property in respect of which any of the offences under clauses (a), (b) and (c) has been committed, knowing or having reason to believe the commission of such offence; or
(e) wilfully destroys or injures any property of the Government entrusted to him; or
(f) does any other thing with intent to defraud, or to cause wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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- 34 Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
- 35 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
- 36 Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times
- 37 Mutiny
- 38 Desertion and aiding desertion
- 39 Absence without leave
- 40 Striking or threatening superior officers
- 41 Disobedience to superior officer
- 42 Insubordination and obstruction
- 43 Fraudulent enrolment
- 44 False answers on enrolment
- 45 Unbecoming conduct
- 46 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 47 Ill-treating a subordinate
- 48 Intoxication
- 49 Permitting escape of person in custody
- 50 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 51 Escape from custody
- 52 Offences in respect of property
- 53 Extortion and corruption
- 54 Making away with equipment
- 55 Injury to property
- 56 False accusations
- 57 Falsifying official documents and false declaration
- 58 Signing in blank and failure to report
- 59 Offences relating to courts-martial
- 60 False evidence
- 61 Unlawful detention of pay
- 62 Offences in relation to aircraft and flying
- 63 Violation of good order and discipline
- 64 Miscellaneous offences
- 65 Attempt
- 66 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 67 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
- 68 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- 69 Civil offences
- 70 Civil offence not triable by court-martial
