A Military Police-officer who
(a) is in a state of, intoxication when on or for any duty or on parade or on the line of march; or
(b) strikes or attempts to force any sentry; or,
(c) being in command of a guard, picquet or patrol, refuses to receive any prisoner duly committed to his charge, or without proper authority releases any prisoner, or negligently suffers any prisoner to escape; or,
(d) being under arrest or in confinement, leaves his arrest or confinement before he is set at liberty by proper authority; or
(e) is grossly insubordinate or insolent to his superior officer in the execution of his office; or
(f) refuses to superintend or assist in the making of any field-work or other work of any description ordered to be made either in quarters or in the field; or
(g) strikes or otherwise ill-uses any Military Police-officer subordinate to him in rank or position; or
(h) being in command at any post or on the march, and receiving a complaint that any one under his command has beaten or otherwise maltreated or oppressed any person, or has committed any riot or trespass, fails, on proof of the truth of the complaint, to have due reparation made as far as possible to the injured person and to report the case to the proper authority; or
(i) designedly or through neglect injures or loses, or fraudulently disposes of, his arms, clothes, tools, equipments, ammunition, accoutrements or Military Police necessaries, or any such articles entrusted to him or belonging to any other person; or
(j) malingers, or feigns or produces disease or infirmity in himself, or intentionally delays his cure, or aggravates his disease or infirmity; or
(k) with intent to render himself or any other person unfit for service, voluntarily causes hurt to himself or any other person; or who, while not on active service,-
(l) disobeys the lawful command of his superior officer; or
(m) plunders, destroys or damages any property of any kind; or
(n) being a sentry, sleeps upon his post or quits it without being regularly relieved or without leave; or
(o) deserts the service;
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to three months' pay, or with both.