Malingering

(1) Any person subject to military law who– (a) falsely pretends to be suffering from sickness or disability; (b) injures himself with intent thereby to render himself unfit for service, or causes himself to be injured by any person with that intent; (c) injures another person subject to military law, at the instance of that person, with intent thereby to render that person unfit for service; or (d) with intent to render or keep himself unfit for service, does or fails to do anything (whether at the time of the act or omission he is in hospital or not) whereby he produces, or prolongs or aggravates, any sickness or disability, commits an offence and, on conviction, is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act. 33 (2) In this section, the expression “unfit” includes temporarily unfit.