Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier,¹[sailor or airman], in the Army,²[Navy or Air Force] of the³[Government of India] or attempts to seduce any such officer, soldier,⁴[sailor or airman] from his allegiance or his duty, shall be punished with⁵[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

⁶[Explanation.--In this section the words "officer",⁷["soldier",⁸["sailor"] and "airman"] include any person subject to the⁹[Army Act,¹⁰[the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950,⁸[the Naval Discipline Act,¹¹[***] the¹²[Indian Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934 (34 of 1934)]¹³[the Air Force Act or¹⁴[the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950)], as the case may be]].

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1. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule . for "or sailor".

2. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule I. for "or Navy".

3. Substituted by Act A.O. 1950, for "Queen".

4. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule I. for "or sailor".

5. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

6. Inserted by Act 27 of 1870, section 6.

7. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule I. for "and soldier".

8. Inserted by Act 35 of 1934, sec 2 and Schedule

9. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule I, for "Articles of War for the better government of Her Majesty's Army, or to the Articles or war contained in Act No. 5 of 1869".

10. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule for "the Indian Army Act, 1911".

11. The words "or that Act as modified by" omitted by the A.O. 1950.

12. Now the Navy Act. 1957 (62 of 1957)

13. Substituted by Act 14 of 1932, section 130 and Schedule, for "or the Air Force Act".

14. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "the Indian Air Force Act, 1932".