BNS Section 165: Deserter concealed on board, of master merchant vessel through negligence
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 137
Procedural Classification Summary
Deserter concealed on
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Fine of 3,000 rupees.board merchant vessel through negligence of master or person in charge thereof
Official Legal Provision / Summary
Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to three thousand rupees.