(1) Any person subject to naval law may be ordered without warrant into naval custody by any superior officer for any offence triable under this Act.
(2) A person subject to naval law may arrest without warrant any other person subject to naval law though he may be of a higher rank who in his view commits an offence punishable with death, or imprisonment for life or for a term which may extend to fourteen years.
(3) A provost-marshal may arrest any person subject to naval law in accordance with the provisions of section 89.
(4) It shall be lawful for the purpose of effecting arrest, or taking a person into custody, without warrant to use such force as may be necessary for the purpose.
(2) A person subject to naval law may arrest without warrant any other person subject to naval law though he may be of a higher rank who in his view commits an offence punishable with death, or imprisonment for life or for a term which may extend to fourteen years.
(3) A provost-marshal may arrest any person subject to naval law in accordance with the provisions of section 89.
(4) It shall be lawful for the purpose of effecting arrest, or taking a person into custody, without warrant to use such force as may be necessary for the purpose.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Persons subject to naval law.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Fundamental rights to apply to persons subject to naval law with modifications.Section 5 · Power of Central Government to raise and maintain naval forces.Section 6 · Provision respecting discipline of persons under engagement to serve Central Government.Section 7 · Relations between the members of the Navy, Army and Air Force acting together.Section 8 · Provision respecting discipline of master of merchant vessel under convoy.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 26 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.