(iv) Insubordination
39. Using criminal force to superior officer. Every person subject to this Ordinance who uses
criminal force to, commits an assault on, his superior officer, whether or not that officer is exercising
authority as such, shall be liable to suffer long imprisonment.
40. Disobedience. Every person subject to this Ordinance who wilfully disobeys any lawful
command of his superior officer (by whatever means communicated to him), shall be liable to suffer
long imprisonment.
41. Insubordinate behaviour. Every person subject to this Ordinance who uses threatening or
insulting language to or behaves with contempt to, his superior officer shall, if such officer is at the
time in the execution of his office or, if the offence is committed on active service, be liable to suffer
long imprisonment, and in any other case to suffer short imprisonment.
42. Violation of this Ordinance, rules, regulations and orders. Every person subject to this
Ordinance who, neglects to obey or contravenes any provision of this Ordinance or any rule or
regulation made under this Ordinance or any general or local order, shall, unless other punishment is
provided in this Ordinance for such neglect or contravention, be liable to suffer short imprisonment.
43. Fighting and quarreling. Every person subject to this Ordinance who___
(a) fights or quarrels with any other person, whether subject to this Ordinance or not;
(b) uses threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative words or behavi our likely to cause
disturbance;
(c) being concerned in any quarrel, affray or disorder, refuses to obey any officer, who orders
him into arrest, or uses criminal force to or assaults any such officer;
(d) uses criminal force to or assaults any person, whether subject to this Ordinance or not, in
whose custody he is lawfully placed, and whether he is or is not his superior officer; or
(e) resists any escort whose duty it is to apprehend him or to have him in charge, shall be
liable to suffer short imprisonment.
44. Obstruction of provost officers. Every person subject to this Ordi nance, who, wilfully
obstructs or wilfully refuses, when called on to assist, any provost officer or any person (whether
subject to this Ordinance or not) legally exercising authority under or on behalf of a provost officer,
shall be liable to suffer short imprisonment.
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