Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Any person who, in circumstances not amounting to an offence under any other provision of this Code, conspires with any other person to mutiny or to cause a mutiny or joins in any mutiny or being present at a mutiny fails to do his utmost to suppress it, or being aware or suspecting that any other person is conspiring to cause any mutiny or has joined in any mutiny, fails to report without delay to his superior officer all the facts within his knowledge in that regard, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years.