IPC § 137 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 137 IPC — Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 165 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 165 — Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
The 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 three thousand 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 165 in full