Legal World

Section 166 BNS — Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 50

Open in NyayaOfficial PDF, page 50

166.Whoever abets what he knows to be an act of insubordination by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force, of the Government of India, shall, if such act of insubordination be committed in consequence of that abetment, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Text extracted from the official PDF (Ministry-published 2024 source copy). Line breaks and footnote marks may differ; the PDF is the authority.

For research. Check the official gazette and later amendments before citing a section.