Sentencing Guide

BNS Section 166 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines

BNS Section 166: Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman (Legacy IPC Section 138)

Statutory Classification Details

Abetment of act of

  • Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Any Magistrate
  • Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 2 years,insubordination by anor fine, or both. officer, soldier, sailor or airman if the offence be committed in consequence