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IPC, 1860
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IPCChapter XIXSection 490
Section490

(Repealed) Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey

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No longer in force: the provision that treated breach of a contract of service during a voyage or journey as a criminal offence has been repealed. It does not create criminal liability now; disputes must be pursued under other laws or by civil remedies.

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Ravi signed on as a crew member for a coastal voyage but left the ship mid-journey. Since the old provision has been repealed, he will not be prosecuted under it; the employer would have to sue for breach or seek other legal remedies instead.

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Rep. by the Workmen’ Breach of Contract (Repealing) Act, 1925 (3 of 1925), s. 2 and Sch.

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XIX

Chapter XIX

Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service

In this chapter

  • 490(Repealed) Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey
  • 491Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
  • 492(Repealed) Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master’s expense
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