BNS Section 166 — Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman

Summary

Whoever encourages or helps an officer, soldier, sailor, or airman in the Indian Army, Navy, or Air Force to commit an act of insubordination, knowing that the act is insubordination, will be punished if that act actually happens because of their encouragement or help. The punishment can be imprisonment of either kind for up to two years, or a fine, or both.

Official Text

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.

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• S.C.R. 613 UNION OF INDIA v. V. SRI HARAN — Supreme Court of India (2015)
• SC (2025) Vol.2 p.80 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1531 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2024) Vol.6 p.129 — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IPC §138 — Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman