Resistance to arrest is an offense under which section of the Armed Forces Act?

• A. Section 28
• B. Section 21
• C. Section 22
• D. Section 23

Answer: (A)

Resisting or hindering a lawful arrest is addressed by a provision that makes it an offence to actively resist or obstruct someone lawfully exercising the power of arrest within the Armed Forces. That direct focus is what the question is testing. The section that explicitly defines this offence is the one that fits best, because it precisely covers the act of resisting arrest and the associated punishment prescribed by that section. The other sections listed pertain to different offences within the Act and do not define resistance to arrest, so they do not address the scenario in question.