Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
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Summary
If a deserter from the Army, Navy or Air Force is hidden on a merchant vessel, the ship's master or person in charge can be fined up to Rs 500 even if he did not know. Liability applies where the master could have discovered the concealment but failed due to neglect of his duties or lack of discipline on board. The consequence is a monetary penalty.
Example
Ravi is master of a coastal merchant ship and a deserter from the Army is hidden among the crew's baggage. Ravi was unaware, but he had not checked new hands or supervised the crew properly. Under this section Ravi can be fined up to Rs 500 for that negligent concealment.
Bare Act
Enacted textThe master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred rupees, if he might have known of such concealment but for some neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the vessel.
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