Section 2. No person belonging to the Indian Navy being duly authorized so to do shall refuse to apprehend any

32. No person belonging to the Indian Navy being duly authorized so to do shall refuse to apprehend any criminal whom he shall be authorized by legal Warrant to apprehend, or to receive, or keep any prisoner committed to his charge, or willfully suffer him to escape being once in his custody, or dismiss him without lawful order upon pain of such punishment as a Court Martial shall deem him to deserve; and all Captains, Officers and others belonging to the Indian Navy shall do their endeavour to detect, apprehend and bring to punishment all offenders, and shall assist the Officers appointed for that purpose therein upon pain of being proceeded against and punished by a Court Martial according to the nature and degree of the offence.