BNS166
BNS Section 166: Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both
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Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Bailable · Any Magistrate
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS166. 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, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force, of the 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 two years, or with fine, or with both.
Cite as: Section 166, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)