Of Offences Againstthe State
IPC Section 140 - Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
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IPC Section 140 deals with wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.
Full official legal text
140. Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman. Whoever, not being a
soldier, 9[sailor or airman] in the Military, 10[Naval or Air] service of the 11[Government of India], wears
any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token used by such a soldier, 9[sailor or airman] with
the intention that it may be believ ed that he is such a soldier, 9[sailor or airman], shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may
extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
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