Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,--
(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, or, conviction by court-martial,
if such officer is at the time in the execution of his office or, if the offence is committed on active service, 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
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.
(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, or, conviction by court-martial,
if such officer is at the time in the execution of his office or, if the offence is committed on active service, 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
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.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Persons subject to this Act.Section 3 · Termination of application of the Act.Section 4 · Definitions.Section 5 · Application of Act to certain forces under the Central Government.Section 6 · Special provision as to rank in certain cases.Section 7 · Commanding Officer of person subject to Air Force law under clause (d) of section 2.Section 8 · Officers exercising powers in certain cases.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.