Indian Penal Code 1860
Section 137 :
Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master:
(See section 165 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel, through negligence of master or person in charge thereof.
Punishment :500 rupees fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate
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The master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, 1.[Navy or Air Force] of the 2.[Government of India] is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred 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.
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1. Subs. by Act 10 of 1927, s. 2 and the First Sch., for “or Navy”.
2. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for “Queen”.
