Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter VII: Of Offences Relating to the Army, Navyand Air Force
Section 135: Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
In plain words
Abetting the desertion of an officer, soldier, sailor or airman of India's armed forces is punishable with imprisonment of either description for up to two years, or fine, or both.
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Official text
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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Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. 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.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 135
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