Border Security Force Act : Striking or threatening superior officers. Indian Bare Acts :

Border Security Force Act,1968

Act No : 47

Section : Striking or threatening superior officers.

20.Striking or threatening superior officers. Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a)uses criminal force to or assaults his superior officer; or (b) uses threatening language to such officer; or (c) uses insubordinate language to such officer; shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court,- (A) if such officer is at the time in the execution of his office or, if the offence is committed on active duty, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such loss punishment as is in this Act mentioned ; and (B)in other cases, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned: Provided that in the case of any offence specified in clause (c), the imprisonment shall not exceed five years.