RULE | Air Force Rules, 1969 |
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| CHAPTER-I |
1. | Short title |
2. | Definitions |
3. | Reports and applications |
4. | Forms set forth in schedule |
5. | Exercise of power vested in holder of air force appointment |
6. | Cases un provided for |
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| CHAPTER II: ENROLMENT AND ATTESTATION |
7. | Enrolling officers and form of enrolment |
8. | Persons to be attested |
9. | Oath or affirmation to be taken on attestation |
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| CHAPTER III: DISMISSALS, DISCHARGES, ETC. |
10. | Discharge not to be delayed |
11. | Discharge certificate |
12. | Date from which retirement discharge, release, removal or dismissal otherwise than by sentence of a court-martial takes effect |
13. | Release |
14. | Retirement |
15. | Authorities empowered to authorise discharg |
16. | Dismissal or removal of officers for misconduct |
17. | Removal from service of officers on grounds other than misconduct |
18. | Dismissal or removal of a person subject to the Act other than an officer |
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| CHAPTER IV: RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO ARRESTS, ETC
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19. | Membership of Organisations |
20. | Political and other activities |
21. | Communications to Press, Lectures etc |
22. | Manner and extent of custody pending trial or confirmation of court-martial proceedings |
23. | Delay report |
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| CHAPTER V: INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES AND TRIAL BY COURT-MARTIAL |
24. | Disposal of the charge of adjournment for taking down the summary of evidence |
25. | Remand of accused |
26. | Application of rules 24 and 25 to officers exercising powers of a commanding officer |
27. | Action by officer having power to convene a district court-martial |
28. | Action by officer having power to convene a general court-martial |
29. | Limitation of powers of minor punishment according to rank |
30. | Powers of minor punishment of Subordinate Commanders |
31. | Summary disposal of charge against officers and warrant officers |
32. | Summary award of punishment by commanding or other officer |
33. | Revision of minor punishments |
34. | Charge-sheet and charge |
35. | Commencement of charge-sheet |
36. | Contents of Charge |
37. | Signature on charge-sheet |
38. | Validity of charge-sheet |
39. | Opportunity for accused to prepare defence |
40. | Warning of accused for trial |
41. | Joint trial of several accused persons |
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| EXCEPTION FROM RULES |
42. | Suspension of rules on the ground of the exigencies of the service or the necessities of discipline |
43. | Convening of general and district court-martial |
44. | Adjournment for insufficient number of officers |
45. | Ineligibility and disqualification of officers for court-martial |
46. | Composition of general court-martial |
47. | Composition of a district court-martial |
48. | Units of members of court-martial |
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| Procedure at Trial-Constitution of Court |
49. | Inquiry by court as to legal constitution |
50. | Inquiry by court as to amenability of accused and validity of charge |
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| Procedure at Trial--Challenge and Swearing |
51. | Appearance of accused and prosecutor |
52. | Proceedings for challenges of members of court |
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| Form of Oath |
53. | Form of oath, Form of affirmation |
54. | Judge-Advocate- Form of oath, Form of affirmation.. |
55. | Persons to administer oaths and affirmations |
56. | Arraignment of accused |
57. | Objection by accused to charge |
58. | Amending of charge |
59. | Special plea to the jurisdiction |
60. | General plea of "guilty" or "not guilty" |
61. | Plea in bar |
62. | Procedure after plea of "guilty" |
63. | Withdrawal of plea of "not guilty" |
64. | Plea of "not guilty" and case for prosecution |
65. | Plea of no case |
66. | Procedure for defence |
67. | Procedure where accused does not call witnesses to the facts of the case |
68. | Procedure where accused calls witnesses to the facts of the case |
69. | Summing up by judge-advocate |
70. | Consideration of finding |
71. | Form record and announcement of finding |
72. | Procedure on acquittal |
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| CHAPTER VII: PUNISHMENTS |
73. | Procedure on conviction |
74. | Sentence |
75. | Recommendation to mercy |
76. | Announcement of sentence and signing and transmission of proceedings |
77. | Revision |
78. | Promulgation |
79. | Mitigation of sentence on partial confirmation |
80. | Confirmation notwithstanding informality in, or excess of punishment |
81. | Member or prosecutor not to confirm proceedings |
82. | Seating of members |
83. | Responsibility of presiding officer |
84. | Power of court over address of prosecutor and accused |
85. | Procedure on trial of accused persons together |
86. | Separate charge-sheets |
87. | Sitting in closed court |
88. | Hours of sitting |
89. | Continuity of trial and adjournment of court |
90. | Suspension of trial |
91. | Proceedings on death or illness of the accused |
92. | Death, retirement or absence of presiding officer |
93. | Presence of members during trial |
94. | Taking of opinions of members of court |
95. | Procedure on incidental question |
96. | Swearing of court to try several accused persons |
97. | Swearing of interpreter and shorthand writer |
98. | Evidence, when to be translated |
99. | Record in proceedings of transactions of courts-martial |
100. | Custody and inspection of proceedings |
101. | Transmission of proceedings after finding |
102. | Defending officer and friend of accused |
103. | Counsel allowed in certain general and district courts-martial |
104. | Requirements for appearance of counsel |
105. | Counsel for prosecution |
106. | Counsel for accused |
107. | General rules as to counsel |
108. | Qualifications of counsel |
109. | Statement by accused when defended by counsel or officer |
110. | Disqualifications of judge-advocate |
111. | Powers and duties of judge-advocate |
112. | Calling of all prosecutor's witnesses |
113. | Calling of witnesses whose evidence is not contained in summary |
114. | List of witnesses for accused |
115. | Procuring attendance of witnesses |
116. | Procedure when essential witness is absent |
117. | Withdrawal or witnesses from court |
118. | Oath or affirmation to be administered to witnesses |
119. | Mode of questioning witnesses |
120. | Question to witness by court or judge-advocate |
121. | Recalling of witnesses and calling of witnesses in reply |
122. | Addresses may be in writing |
123. | Provisions as to finding of insanity |
124. | Preservation of Proceedings |
125. | Right of person tried to copies of proceedings |
126. | Copy of proceedings not to be given in certain cases |
127. | Loss of proceeding |
128. | Validity or irregular procedure in certain cases |
129. | Offences of witnesses and others |
130. | Convening the court and record of proceedings |
131. | Charge |
132. | Trial of several accused persons |
133. | Challenges |
134. | Swearing or affirming the court, judge-advocate etc |
135. | Arraignment |
136. | Plea to jurisdiction |
137. | Evidence |
138. | Defence |
139. | Record of the evidence and defence |
140. | Finding and sentence |
141. | Adjournment |
142. | Application of rules |
143. | Evidence of opinion of convening officer |
144. | Committal warrant |
145. | Warrants under section 171 |
146. | Sentence of cashiering or dismissal |
147. | Custody of person under sentence of death |
148. | Opportunity for petition against sentence of death |
149. | Death warrant |
150. | Execution of sentence of death |
151. | Procedure on pardon, or where proceedings are set aside or where sentence of death is commuted or remitted |
152. | Field Punishment |
153. | Nature of punishment of detention |
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| CHAPTER VI: COURTS OF INQUIRY |
154. | General |
155. | Courts of Inquiry under section 107 for the purpose of determining the illegal absence of persons subject to the Act |
156. | Courts of inquiry other than those held under section 107 |
157. | Imposition of collective fines under section 90 |
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| CHAPTER VII: PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES, OFFICERS AND OTHER MATTERS |
158. | Conditions prescribed under section 4 (xxiii) (b). |
159. | Conditions prescribed under section 4 (xxvii). |
160. | Prescribed officer under section 7(l) |
161. | Prescribed officer under section 80 |
162. | Prescribed officer under section 92(l) |
163. | Prescribed officer under section 94 of the Act |
164. | Prescribed authority under section 98 |
165. | Prescribed authorities under sections 99 and 100 |
166. | Prescribed officers under section 108(i) |
167. | Prescribed officers under section 124 |
168. | Prescribed officer under section 141(l) |
169. | Manner of custody under section 144(4) |
170. | Prescribed officer under section 145 |
171. | Prescribed officer under section 161(2) |
172. | Prescribed officer under section 162 and annulment of proceedings |
173. | Prescribed officer under section 166(l) |
174. | Prescribed officer under section 177 |
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| First Schedule |
| Second Schedule |