| 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 |
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Second Schedule |
