CHAPTER VIII OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Whoever, except as hereinafter excepted, knowing or having reason to believe that an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, has deserted, harbours such officer, soldier, 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.—This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is given by the spouse of the deserter.
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
1 question in 3 of our papers cite Section 164. Try these from the free papers:
1. X, a soldier in the Indian Army, deserts and returns home. His wife W, knowing that he has deserted, hides him in their house. Under Section 164 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, W