More Heinous Offence

An officer of the Nagaland Armed Police who- (a) begins, excites, causes or joins in any mutiny or sedition or being present at any mutiny or sedition does not use his utmost endeavours to suppress it, or knowing or having reason to believe in the existence of any mutiny, or of any intention to mutiny, does not without delay give information thereof to his Commanding or other superior officer; or (b) uses or attempts so use criminal forces against or commits an assault on his superior officer, whether on or off duty; or (c) abandons or delivers up any post or guard which is committed to his charge or which it is his duty to defend; or (d) directly or indirectly, holds correspondence with or assists, or relieves any person risen arms against or hostile to India or omits to disclose immediately to his Commanding or other superior officer any such correspondence coming to his knowledge; or (e) deserts the service; or (f) directly or indirectly sells, gives away, or otherwise disposes, agrees to or assists in, the sales, gift or disposal of any arms, ammunition or equipment to any such person as aforesaid, or knowingly harbours or protects any such person; or (g) in the presence of any person risen in arms against whom it is his duty to act, shamefully casts away his arms or his ammunition or intentionally uses words or any other means to induce any officer of the Nagaland Armed Police or any Police Officer to abstain from acting against any such person risen in arms, or discourage such officer from acting against any such person rising into arms or who is otherwise guilty of cowardice or misbehaviour in the presence of any such person risen in arms; or (h) while on active duty,- (i) disobeys, the lawful command of his superior officer; or (ii) deserts his force of post; or (iii) being a sentry, or otherwise detailed to remain alert, sleeps at his post or quits it without being regularly relived or without leave; or (iv) without authority, leaves his Commanding Officer for any purpose whatsoever; or (v) uses criminal force to commits and assault on, any person whom he has not any reason to believe to be risen in arms against the State or without authority breaks into any house or other dwelling place for plunder or any illegal purpose, or willfully and unnecessarily plunders, destroys or damages any property of any kind; or (vi) intentionally causes or spreads a false alarm in action or in camp garrison or quarters, shall on conviction, be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.