Section 61: Malingering, etc

Every person subject to naval law—

(a) who wilfully does any act or wilfully disobeys any orders whether in hospital or elsewhere with intent to produce or to aggravate any disease or infirmity or to delay his cure; or

(b) who feigns any disease, infirmity or inability to perform his duty;

shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or such other punishment as is hereinafter mentioned.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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