BNS Section 163 — Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
163. Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.—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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