Indian Navy Act, 1844, 12 of 1844 (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

Section 19. If any person belonging to the Indian Navy shall make or endeavour to make any mutinous assembly upo

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

19. If any person belonging to the Indian Navy shall make or endeavour to make any mutinous assembly upon any pretence whatsoever, or shall utter any words of sedition or mutiny, he shall suffer death, or such other punishment as a Court Martial shall deem him to deserve; and if any Officer, Engineer, Soldier, Marine, Seaman, or other person belonging to the Indian Navy shall behave himself with contempt to his Superior Officer, such Superior Officer being in the execution of his office, he shall suffer such punishment according to the nature of his offence as a Court Martial shall deem him to deserve.

Source: India Code