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Section 165 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
165. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.
The master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty not exceeding three thousand rupees, if he might have known of such concealment but for some neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the vessel.
Related Sections
- Section 217: False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person
- Section 216: False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
- Section 218: Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant
- Section 163: Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 119: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
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