(1) To commit of any of the following acts shall be deemed to be an offence desertion:
(a) To desert from service after an order of military operation or after the start of such an operation,
(b) To desert from service except for the conditions as referred to in Clause (a),
(c) To knowingly provide shelter to any person under the jurisdiction of this Act who is deserting the service,
(d) To knowingly provide benefit, help or assistance to a deserter,
(e) To fail to immediately inform a superior officer or any higher ranking officer who has knowledge of any
person under the jurisdiction of this Act is deserting or about to desert the service, or not to arrest him/her
even so authorized,
(f) Not to diligently search for and arrest a deserter, (g) Not to take necessary action despite the knowledge of
desertion,
(h) To desert from the barracks, camp, or quarter.
(2) If a person who has been confirmed absent without leave does not report himself/herself or not found, he or she shall be considered to be a deserter.