(1) A person who has been accused of the following offences may be convicted and punished for the following offence by a Court Martial:
(a) A person accused of deserting may be convicted for attempted desertion or absence,
(b) A person accused of attempted desertion may be convicted for absence,
(c) A person accused of using criminal force may be convicted for the offence of attacking,
(d) A person accused of using threats may be convicted for the offence of using disrespectful language,
(e) A person who is accused of an offence provided in Clause (a) or (b) of Section 49 may be convicted for
the offence provided in Clause (c) of the same Section.
(2) If a person is an accused of serious offence which cannot be proved, a Court Martial may convict him/her for a lesser degree offence and punish him/her accordingly.
(3) If a person is accused of an offence provided by this Act, he/she may be convicted and punished for attempting or inducing to commit the same offence even if he/she has not been accused of attempting or inducing
to commit such offence.