This section covers abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman. Whoever abets the desertion of any officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
What was the old IPC code for Section 163 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman was covered in S. 135.