More heinous offences.

Every officer of the Force who (a) begins, excites, causes or conspires to cause, or joins any mutiny, or, being present at any mutiny, does not use his utmost endeavours to suppress it, knowing or having reason to believe in the existence of any mutiny, or of any intention or conspiracy to mutiny or any conspiracy against the State, does not, without delay, give information thereof to his superior officer; or (b) uses, or attempts to use criminal force against or commits an assault on his superior officer whether on or off duty; or (c) shamefully abandons or delivers up any post, guard, buildings, fortification or property which is committed to his charge or which it is his duty to defend; or (d) in the presence of any person 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 Force or any police officer to abstain from acting against any such person in arms, or to discourage such officer from acting against any such person in arms, or who is otherwise guilty of cowardice or misbehaviour in the presence of any such person in arms; or (e) directly or indirectly holds correspondence with, or communicates intelligence to, or assists, or relieves, any person in arms against the State or any person conspiring against the State Government or public security or any person to be arrested, or omits to disclose immediately to his superior officer present, any such correspondence or communications coming to his knowledge; or (f) directly or indirectly sells, gives away, or otherwise disposes of, or agrees to, or assists in, the sale, gift or disposal of any arms, ammunition or equipment to any person referred to in clause (e), or knowingly harbours or protects any such person; or (g) while on active duty - (i) disobeys the lawful command of his superior officer; or (ii) deserts the Force or his post; or (iii) being a sentry, or otherwise detailed to remain alert, sleeps at his post or quits it without being regularly relieved or without leave; or (iv) without authority leaves his office for any purpose whatsoever; or (v) uses criminal force against or commits an assault on, any person whom he has not any reason to believe to be in arms against the State and against whom it is his duty to act, or without authority breaks into any house or other place for plunder or any illegal purpose, or wilfully and unnecessarily plunders, destroys or damages any property of any kind; or (vi) intentionally causes or spreads a false alarm in camp, garrison or quarters; (vii) commits extortion or without lawful authority extorts anything from any person, carriage, potterage or provisions; shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to six years and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation: An officer of the Force shall be deemed to desert the Force if he leaves his place of duty or posting without the permission of his superior officer, and he shall be deemed to desert his post if he leaves any sentry, beat, point, building, vehicle, or other place at which or in which he is specifically ordered by his superior officer to perform the duty assigned to him.