Section 41:
Miscellaneous offences.
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following
offences, that is to say,—
(a) being in command of any detachment or post or on the march, and receiving a complaint that
any one under his command has beaten or otherwise maltreated or oppressed any person, or has
caused disturbance at any public place, or committed any riot or trespass, fails to have due reparation
made to the injured person or to report the case to the proper authority; or
(b) by defiling any place of worship, or otherwise intentionally insults the religion, or wounds the
religious feelings of any person; or
(c) attempts to commit suicide, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of such
offence; or
(d) being below the rank of an Assistant Commander, when off duty, appears without proper
authority, in or about camp, or in or about, or when going to, or returning from, any town, carrying a
rifle, sword or other offensive weapon; or
(e) directly or indirectly accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept, or attempts to obtain, for himself
or for any other person, any gratification as a motive or reward for procuring the appointment of any
person, or leave of absence, promotion or any other advantage or indulgence for any person in the
service; or
(f) commits any offence against the property or person of any inhabitant of, or resident in, the
country in which he is serving,shall, on conviction by a Security Guard Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may
extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned