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; or
(d) behaves with contempt to such officer,
shall, on conviction by a Coast Guard Court, 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 offences specified in clauses (c) and (d), 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; or
(d) behaves with contempt to such officer,
shall, on conviction by a Coast Guard Court, 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 offences specified in clauses (c) and (d), the imprisonment shall not exceed five years.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Persons subject to this Act.Section 4 · Constitution of the Coast Guard.Section 5 · Control, direction, etc.Section 6 · Enrolment.Section 7 · Liability for service outside India.Section 8 · Oath of allegiance.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-11-29. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.