Section 9: Less heinous offences. Every member of the Frontier Corps who

9. Less heinous offences. Every member of the Frontier Corps who— (a) is in a state of intoxication when on, or after having been warned for, any duty, or on parade or on the line of march; or (b) strikes or attempts to force any sentry; or (c) being in command of a guard, picquet or patrol, refuses to receive any prisoner or person duly committed to his charge, or releases without proper authority any prisoner or person placed under his charge, or negligently suffers any such prisoner or person to escape; or (d) being under arrest or in confinement, leaves his arrest or confinement before he is set at liberty by proper authority; or (e) is grossly insubordinate or insolent to his superior officer in the execution of his office; or (f) refuses to superintend or assist in the making of any fieldwork or other work of any description ordered to be made either in quarters or in the field; or (g) strikes or otherwise ill-uses any member of the Frontier Corps subordinate to him in rank or position; or (h) being in command at any post or on the march, and receiving a report that any one under his command has beaten or otherwise maltreated or oppressed any person or has committed any riot or trespass, fails, on proof of the truth of the report, to report the matter to the proper authority; or (i) designedly or through neglect injures or loses or fraudulently disposes, of, his arms, clothes, tools, equipments, ammunition, accoutrement 2[, animals] or Frontier Corps necessaries, or any such articles entrusted to him or belonging to any other person, or any animals belonging to the Frontier Corps; or 1 Subs. by the Frontier Corps (Amdt.) Act, 1974 (2 of 1975), s. 2 for “Central Government”. 2 Ins. by the Frontier Corps (Amdt.) Act, 1965 (1 of 1965), s. 6. (j) malingers, or feigns or produces disease or infirmity in himself, or intentionally delays his cure or aggravates his disease or infirmity; or (k) with intent to render himself or any other person unfit for service, voluntarily causes hurt to himself or any other person; or (l) does not, when called upon by his superior officer so to do or, upon ceasing to be a member of the Frontier Corps forthwith deliver up, or duly account for, all or any arms, ammunition, stores, accoutrements or other property issued or supplied to him, or in his custody or possession, as a member of the Frontier Corps; or (m) knowingly furnishes a false return or report of the number or state of any men under his command or charge or of any money, arms ammunition, clothing equipments, stores or other property in his charge, whether belonging to such men or to the Government or to any member of, or any person attached to, the Frontier Corps, or through design or culpable neglect omits or refuses to make or send any return or report of any of the matters aforesaid; or (n) absents himself without leave, or without sufficient cause over-stays leave granted to him; or (o) contravenes any provision of this Ordinance for which no punishment is expressly provided; or (p) is guilty of any act or omission which, though not specified in this Ordinance, is prejudicial to good order and discipline; or (q) while not on active service, commits any of the offences described in clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 8, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to three months pay and allowances excluding half mounting and warm clothing allowances or with both.

Effective date: 1959-01-01

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