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Offences related to prisoners of war.
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127.—Every person subject to military law—
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(a) who, by want of due precaution, or through disobedience of orders or wilful neglect of duty, is taken prisoner, or
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(b) who, having been taken prisoner, fails to rejoin the Defence Forces when able to do so, or
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(c) who, having been made a prisoner of war, serves with or aids the enemy,
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is guilty of an offence against military law, and shall, on conviction by court-martial, in case he served with or aided the enemy, be liable to suffer death or any less punishment awardable by a court-martial and, in any other case, be liable to suffer penal servitude or any less punishment awardable by a court-martial.
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