Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
22. Striking or threatening superior officer.
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following
offences, namely:.
a. uses
criminal force to or assaults his superior officer; or
b. uses
threatening language to such officer; or
c. uses insubordinate
language to such officer, shall, on conviction by a Force Court,.
i.
if such officer is at the time in the execution of his office
or, if the offence is committed on active duty, be liable to suffer
imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less
punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and
ii.
in other cases, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term
which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act
mentioned:
Provided that in the case of an offence specified in clause (c ),
the imprisonment shall not exceed five years.