136. Harbouring deserter. Whoever, except as hereinafter excepted, knowing or having reason
to believe that an officer, soldier, 1[sailor or airman], in the Army, 2[Navy or Air Force] of
3[Pakistan], has deserted, harbours such officer, soldier, 1[sailor or airman], shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with
both.
Exception.
her husband.
This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is given by a wife to
137. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master. The master
or person incharge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, 2[Navy or
Air Force] of 3[Pakistan] is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a
penalty not exceeding 4[one thousand five hundred 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.
138. Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman. Whoever abets what he
knows to be an act of insubordination by an officer, soldier, 1[sailor or airman], in the Army, 2[Navy
or Air Force] of 3[Pakistan], shall, if such act of insubordination be committed in consequence of that
abetment, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six
months, or with fine, or with both.
138A. [Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service.] Rep. by the Amending
Act, 1934 (XXXV of 1934), s. 2 and Sch.
5[139.
Persons subject to certain Acts. No person subject to the Pakistan Army Act, 1952,
(XXXIX of 1952) of the Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953, (VI of 1953) or the Pakistan Navy Ordinance,
1961 (XXXV of 1961) is subject to punishment under this Code for any of the offences defined in
this Chapter.]
140. Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman. Whoever, not being a
soldier, 1[sailor or airman] in the Military, 2[Naval or Air] service of 3[Pakistan], wears any garb or
carries any token resembling any garb or token used by such a soldier l[sailor or airman] with the
intention that it may be believed that he is such a soldier, 1[sailor or airman], shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which
may extend to 4[one thousand five hundred rupees], or with both.
1Subs.
by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1927 (10 of 1927), s. 2 and Sch., I. for ―or sailor‖.
ibid., for ―or Navy‖.
3Subs. by A. O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch., for ―the Queen‖ (w.e.f. 23rd March, 1956).
4Section 139 as amended by Act 10 of 1927, 35 of 1934, 39 of 1952, 14 of 1932, 6 of 1953 and Ordinance 21 of 1960 have been subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration)
Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and II Sch., to read as above.
5Subs. by ord. 86 of 2002, s. 2 and Sch. I, for ―five hundred rupees‖.
2Subs,
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