- committed in the absence of the indicia specified in Item a, Article 238 of the present Codex—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three months to three years;
- b) the same act, in the presence of mitigating circumstances—
- shall be punishable by application of the rules of the Disciplinary Regulations of the Armed Forces USSR;
- c) the act specified in Item a of the present article, when committed in time of war or under combat conditions—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to six years.
Article 240. Resisting a superior, or coercing him into the violation of his official obligations
- a) Resisting a superior, or any other person performing duties imposed upon him by military service, or coercing him into the violation of such obligations—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from one to five years;
- b) the same acts, when committed by a group of persons, or with the use of a weapon, or if it has resulted in serious consequences—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to ten years;
- c) the acts specified in Item b of the present article, if accompanied by the premeditated murder of the superior or other person performing his military duties, or if they were committed in time of war or under combat conditions—
- shall be punishable by death or by deprivation of freedom for a period of from five to 15 years.
Article 241. Threatening a superior
- a) A threat of murder, the infliction of bodily injuries, or battery toward a superior in connection with the performance of military duties by the Letter—
- shall be punish able by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three months to three years;
- b) the same act, under mitigating circumstances—
- shall be punishable by application of the rules of the Disciplinary Regulations of the Armed Forces USSR;
- c) the act specified in Item a of the present article, if committed in time of war or under combat conditions—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to ten years.
