section 137 indian penal code

INDIAN PENAL CODE

Section 137: Deserter Concealed On Board Merchant Vessel Through Negligence Of Master

137: Deserter Concealed On Board Merchant Vessel Through Negligence Of Master::--The master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, Navy or Air Force¹ of the Government of India² is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred rupees, if he might have known of such concealment but for some neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the vessel.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

Punishment—Fine of 500 rupees—Non-Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by any Magistrate—Non-compoundable.

1. Subs. by Act 10 of 1927, sec. 2 and Sch. I, for “or Navy”.

2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Queen”.