Lawgist22Striking or threatening superior officer
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, namely:–
(a) uses criminal force to or assaults his superior officer; or
(b) uses threatening language to such officer; or
(c) uses insubordinate language to such officer,
shall, on conviction by a Force Court,–
(i) if such officer is at the time in the execution of his office or, if the offence is committed on active duty, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and
(ii) in other cases, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned:
Provided that in the case of an offence specified in clause (c), the imprisonment shall not exceed five years.
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- 16 Offences in relation to enemy and punishable with death
- 17 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
- 18 Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
- 19 Mutiny
- 20 Desertion and aiding desertion
- 21 Absence without leave
- 22 Striking or threatening superior officer
- 23 Disobedience to superior officer
- 24 Insubordination and obstruction
- 25 False information on enrolment
- 26 Unbecoming conduct
- 27 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 28 Ill-treating a subordinate
- 29 Intoxication
- 30 Permitting escape of person in custody
- 31 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 32 Escape from custody
- 33 Offences in respect of property
- 34 Extortion and exaction
- 35 Making away with equipment
- 36 Injury to property, etc
- 37 False accusations
- 38 Falsifying official documents and false declarations
- 39 Signing in blank and failure to report
- 40 Offences relating to Force Court
- 41 False evidence
- 42 Unlawful detention of pay
- 43 Violation of good order and discipline
- 44 Miscellaneous offences
- 45 Attempt
- 46 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 47 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
- 48 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- 49 Civil offences
- 50 Civil offences not triable by a Force Court
