Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
Chapter III Offences
16. Offences in relation to enemy and
punishable with death.
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following
offences, namely:.
a. shamefully
abandons or delivers up any post, place or guard, committed to his charge or
which it is his duty to defend; or
b. intentionally
uses any means to compel or induce any person subject to this Act or to any
other law relating to military, naval, air force or any other armed force of
the Union to abstain from acting against the enemy or to discourage such person
from acting against the enemy; or
c. in the
presence of the enemy, shamefully casts away his arms, ammunition, tools or
equipment or misbehaves in such manner as to show cowardice; or
d. treacherously
holds correspondence with, or communicates intelligence to, the enemy,
terrorist or any person in arms against the Union; or
e. directly
or indirectly assists the enemy or terrorist with money, arms, ammunition,
stores or supplies or in any other manner whatsoever; or
f. in time
of active operation against the enemy or terrorist, intentionally occasions a
false alarm in action, camp, quarters, or spreads or causes to be spread
reports calculated to create alarm or despondency; or
g. in time
of action leaves his commanding officer or other superior officer or his post,
guard, picket, patrol or party without being regularly relieved or without
leave; or
h. having
been captured by the enemy or made a prisoner of war, voluntarily serves with
or aids the enemy; or
i. knowingly
harbours or protects an enemy, not being a prisoner; or
j. being a
sentry in time of active operation against the enemy or alarm, sleeps upon his
post or is intoxicated; or
k. knowingly
does any act calculated to imperil the success of the Force or the military,
naval or air force of India or any forces co-operating therewith or any part of
such forces, shall, on conviction by a Force Court, be liable to suffer death
or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.