Indian Penal Code
IPC 137 is now BNS 165.
Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. VII
s. 137
Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
The master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, 9[Navy or Air Force] of the 10[Government of India] is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred rupees, if he might have known of such concealment but for some neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the vessel.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. VIII
s. 165
Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.
The master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty not exceeding three thousand rupees, if he might have known of such concealment but for some neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the vessel.
Text from India Code