## IPC 138

### IPC 138 — Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
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> 138. Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman.-Whoever abets what he
knows to be an act of insubordination by an officer, soldier, 8[sailor or airman], in the Army, 9[Navy or air
Force], of the 10[Government of India], shall, if such act of insubordination be committed in consequence
of that abetment, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six
months, or with fine, or with both.

1. Subs. by Act 10 of 1927, s. 2 and the First Sch., for "Articles of War for the better government of Her Majesty's Army, or to
the Articles of War contained in Act No. 5 of 1869".
2. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for "the Indian Army Act, 1911".
3. Ins. by Act 35 of 1934, s. 2 and the Sch.
4. The words "or that Act as modified by" omitted by the A. O. 1950.
5. Now see the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957).
6. Subs. by Act 14 of 1932, s. 130 and the Sch., for "or the Air Force Act".
7. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for "the Indian Air Force Act, 1932".
8. Subs. by Act 10 of 1927, s. 2 and the First Sch., for "or sailor".
9. Subs. by s. 2 and the First Sch., ibid., for "or Navy".
10. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for "Queen".
11. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
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