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Army Act, 1950 · Chapter VI: Offences

Section 58: Signing in blank and failure to report

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,—

(a) when signing any document relating to pay, arms, ammunition, equipment, clothing, supplies or stores, or any, property of the Government fraudulently leaves in blank any material part for which his signature is a voucher; or

(b) refuses or by culpable neglect omits to make or send a report or return which it is his duty to make or send;

shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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