Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
49. Civil offences.
Subject to the provisions of section 50, any person subject to
this Act who at any place in, or beyond, India commits any civil offence shall
be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Act and, if charged therewith
under this section shall be liable to be tried by a Force Court and, on
conviction, be punishable as follows, namely:.
a. if the
offence is one which would be punishable under any law in force in India with
death, he shall be liable to suffer any punishment, assigned for the offence,
by the aforesaid law and such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and
b. in any
other case, he shall be liable to suffer any punishment, assigned for the
offence by the law in force in India, or imprisonment for a term which may
extend to seven years, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.