Section 137 · Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
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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.
In the new law
IPC 137BNS 165
165. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.
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- 1950Substituted
By: the A. O. 1950
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