Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
I. From and after the First day of February 1849 the Articles and Orders hereinafter following, as well in time of Peace as in time of War, shall be observed and put in execution in manner hereinafter mentioned in addition to the thirty-five Articles and Orders contained in the said Act, that is to say:
36[th] . Every person belonging to the Indian Navy who shall be guilty of Manslaughter, or any other offence against the person, or of any offence against the property, of any subject of Her Majesty, or any other person entitled to Her Majesty's protection, or to the protection of the respective Governments of the East India Company, or any other person whomsoever, not being an Enemy of Her Majesty or of the East India Company, (and the punishment of which offence is not provided for by the said Act,) shall be liable to Transportation for life, or for a term of years, or to such other punishment according to the nature and degree of the offence as a Court Martial shall award.
37[th] . All Insubordination, Disorders, Irregularities, and Neglects which any person belonging to the Indian Navy may be guilty of, the prejudice of good order or of discipline in the Naval Service of the East India Company, and all disgraceful conduct of a cruel or dishonest or indecent or malicious or mischievous character, though not particularly specified in the said Act, or in this Act, shall be liable to such punishment, having regard to the nature and degree of the offence, as a Court Martial shall adjudge.
Source: India Code