The Indian Marine Act, 1887, 14 of 1887, (Rep., Act 34 of 1934) section 41: Offe…

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CHAPTER 111. - JURISDICTION AND POWERS. 41. Offences cognizal~le by Criminal Courts and Indian Marine Courts respectively. 41. Sxbjeet to tho provisions of this Act, and, as ~ i ~ e i l c e s cog- respects Criminal Courts, subject to the- law relating Gz!iiy cog- Courts nnd to criminal procedure for the time being applicable IndianIgarine to those Courts, Criminal Courts and Indian Marille Courts respectively. Courts or bull1 sIlall have juriscl3uliuu iu respec1 of the offences punishable under this Act a3 specified in the folloxing table :- I |the folloxing table|the folloxing tablefolloxing table sectionof thisAct.|the folloxing tablefolloxing table of|the folloxing tablefolloxing table 1|the folloxing tablefolloxing tabletable:- Marginal note. I|I Courtslinriogjuria d~etion.|I Courtslinriogjuria d~etion.| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Section||5|5Misco~lduct of commanding officer iu|||| |||||action.||| ||||Not the enemy or not assist-|||| |||9 10|9 10|ing a friend in view. Delaying or discouraging action or ser- vice or deserting post or sleeping on match. Misconduct of subordinate officers and men in action. , Co~~esponding, &c., with the enemy. Improper communicatiou with the/|I /I|Criminal Coorts and Indian Marine Courts.| |||11|I 11|I enemy. Neglect of duty . . ..|.|Indian Marine Courts.| |||12 13 14 15 16|- 1 12 13 14 15 16 Mntiny accompanied by violence Mutiny not accompanied by violence. Inciting to mutiny. .. . tioas words. Nutinous assembly or uttering sedi- Concealing traitorous, mutinous or sedi- tious ~ractice, design or words.||Criminal C o ~ ~ r t s - 1aud IndianBIa- I rine Courts. . .|| |||17|17|Striking or using violencetosuperior||| |||||officer.||Indian Marine| |||18|18|guage to superior officer. Desertion .. . . . Inducing any person to desert.. Disobedience or using threatening lau-|. . (Courts. Criminal Conrts and Indian Ua- rine Courts. i- \|| |||||Breaking out of vessel... Absence without leave .. . Drunkenness on boardship or on duty. Cruelty or misconduct by officer.. Su5ering vesseltobe lost or.imperilled Unlawful taking of goods on board.|. . . . . . ,Indian Marine I Courts.|| |||||Embezzliug public stores... Arson.... . . 3laking false documents...|. . . . . 3|3 Crimiual Courts and Indian Ma- rine Courts.| |||||Malingering' or misconduct in hospital.|.|| |||||Creating disturbance on account of complaiuts.||Indian &larille| |||||Offencestothe prejudice of good order||| |||||and discipline not otherwise specified.||| |-|-||||I|-| |||||||Section33| |2|_2_0|||||| C o ~ ~ r t s - 1887.1 PiZdi~fz Mu~ine. (Chapte~ 111.-Ju~isdictiofi and Potuef*s.--8ec- tions' 42-44.) |- _ - ---- -. .- I Scctiou ofthis1 I Marginalnote. Coultshavingjurisdic. Act. tion. -- 7- Section 3.3/Not assistingidarresting offenders3 Criminal Courts ,, 3 4 ,Contempt of Court... andIndianMa- ,, 35IFalssevidence .. rinc Courts. ,, 36/OReocespu~lishablebyo ~ d i ~ r r ~ y lam Criminal Courts.| |---| - - - `7-` 42. Subject `as` aforesaid- Paver to pass sentences. - ( a ) a Criminal Court may pass a sentence of death, penal servitude, transportation or imprisonment; and - (b) an Indian Marine Court may pass any sentence authorised by this Act except a sentence of death, penal servitude or t.ransportation or of imprisonment for a term exceeding two years. 43. (1) An offence triable by an Indian Marine Jurisdiction 43. (1) An offence triable by an Indian Marine Jurisdiction Court and committed by aaperson other than a gazet- :~b::z,"~~ ted officer may, under such regulations as the Governor i ~ g General in Council may make, be summarily tried and punished by the commanding officer of the offender. officers. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and to such restrictions as the Governor General in Council mav impose, a commanding officer may pass a sentence of 'imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months on an offender below the position of petty officer, and may disrate any wai-rant-officer or petty officer or any other person below that rank. 44, A pcrson subject to this Act who is accusect Placeof of an offeilce to which this Act applies may be tricd trials and puilishcd for the offence by a Criminal Court in any place where he may happen to be in the same manner as if the offccce haci been coniniittecl in that ~~!uc". [ACT `x` IV Ifidiun Xurine. (Chuptet* 111.-J?c~sisdietion and Powers.--See- tions 45-48.)

Source: India Code