Section 83
Alternative findings.
About this Act
An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the maritime zones of India with a view to the protection of maritime and other national interests in such zones and for matters connected therewith.
If an accused is charged before a Coast Guard Court with one offence and
it appears in evidence that he committed a different offence, he may be convicted of the offence which he
is shown to have committed although he was not charged with it.