| RULE |
Army
Rules 1954 |
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CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. |
Short
title |
| 2. |
Definitions |
| 3. |
Reports
and applications |
| 4. |
Forms
in Appendices |
| 5. |
Exercise
of power vested in holder of military office |
| 6. |
Cases
unprovided for |
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CHAPTER II: ENROLMENT AND ATTESTATION |
| 7. |
Enrolling
officers |
| 8. |
Persons
to be attested |
| 9. |
Oath
or affirmation to be taken on attestation |
| 10. |
Transfer
from one corps or department to another |
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CHAPTER III: DISMISSAL, DISCHARGE,
ETC. |
| 11. |
Discharge
not to be delayed |
| 12. |
Discharge
Certificate |
| 13. |
Authorities
empowered to authorise discharge |
| 13-A. |
Termination
of service of an officer by the Central Government on
his failure to qualify at an examination or course |
| 14. |
Termination
of service by the Central Government on account of misconduct |
| 15. |
Termination
of service by the Central Government on grounds other
than misconduct |
| 15-A. |
Release
on medical grounds |
| 16. |
Release |
| 16-A. |
Retirement
of officers |
| 16-B. |
Retirement
of an officer at his own request |
| 16-C. |
Registration
of Commission |
| 17. |
Dismissal
or removal by Chief of the Army Staff and by other officers |
| 18. |
Date
from which retirement, resignation, removal, release,
discharge or dismissal otherwise than by sentence of court-martial
takes effec |
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CHAPTER IV: RESTRICTIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL |
| 19. |
Unauthorised
organisation |
| 20. |
Political
and non-military activities |
| 21. |
Communications
to the press, lectures, etc |
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CHAPTER V: INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES
AND TRIAL BY COURT-MARTIAL INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES AND
REMAND FOR TRIAL Power of Commanding
Officers
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| 22. |
Hearing
of Charge |
| 23. |
Procedure
for taking down the summary of evidence |
| 24. |
Remand
of accused |
| 25. |
Omitted |
| 26. |
Summary
disposal of charges against officer, Junior Commissioned
Officer or Warrant Officer |
| 27. |
Delay
reports |
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Framing Charges |
| 28. |
Charge-sheet
and charge |
| 29. |
Commencement
of charge-sheet |
| 30. |
Contents
of charge |
| 31. |
Signature
on charge-sheet |
| 32. |
Validity
of charge-sheet |
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Preparation for defence by accused
person |
| 33. |
Right
of accused to prepare defence |
| 34. |
Warning
of accused for trial |
| 35. |
Joint
trial of several accused persons |
| 36. |
Suspension
of rules on the ground of military exigencies or the necessities
of discipline |
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GENERAL AND DISTRICT COURTS-MARTIAL Convening
of Court
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| 37. |
Convening
of General and District Court-martial |
| 38. |
Adjournment
for insufficient number of officers |
| 39. |
Ineligibility
and disqualification of officers for court-martial |
| 40. |
Composition
of General Court-martial |
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Procedure at Trial—Constitution
of Court |
| 41. |
Inquiry
by court as to legal constitution |
| 42. |
Inquiry
by court as to amenability of accused and validity of
charge |
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Procedure at Trial—Challenge and
Swearing |
| 43. |
Appearance
of prosecutor and accused |
| 44. |
Proceedings
for challenges of members of court |
| 45. |
Swearing
or affirming of members |
| 46. |
Swearing
or affirming of judge-advocate and other officers |
| 47. |
Persons
to administer oaths and affirmations |
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Prosecution, Defence and Summing-up |
| 48. |
Arraignment
of accused |
| 49. |
Objection
by accused to charge |
| 50. |
Amendment
of charge |
| 51. |
Special
plea to the jurisdiction |
| 52. |
General
plea of "Guilty" or "Not Guilty" |
| 53. |
Plea
in bar |
| 54. |
Procedure
after plea of "Guilty" |
| 55. |
Withdrawal
of plea of "Not Guilty" subject to compliance with sub-rules
(2) and (4) of rule 52 |
| 56. |
Plea
of "Not Guilty", application for adjournment, and case
for the prosecution |
| 57. |
Plea
of no Case |
| 58. |
Examination
of the accused and defence witnesses |
| 59. |
Closing
addresses |
| 59-A. |
Omitted |
| 60. |
Summing
up by the judge-advocate |
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Finding and Sentence |
| 61. |
Consideration
of findings |
| 62. |
Form,
record and announcement of finding |
| 63. |
Procedure
on acquittal |
| 64. |
Procedure
on conviction |
| 65. |
Sentence |
| 66. |
Recommendation
of mercy |
| 67. |
Announcement
of sentence and signing and transmission of proceedings |
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Confirmation and Revision |
| 68. |
Revision |
| 69. |
Review
of court-martial proceedings |
| 70. |
Confirmation |
| 71. |
Promulgation |
| 72. |
Mitigation
of sentence on partial confirmation |
| 73. |
Confirmation
notwithstanding informality in or excess of punishment |
| 74. |
Member
or prosecutor not to confirm proceedings |
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Proceedings of General and District Court-Martial |
| 75. |
Seating
of members |
| 76. |
Responsibility
of presiding officer |
| 77. |
Power
of court over address of prosecutor and accused |
| 78. |
Procedure
on trial of accused persons together |
| 79. |
Separate
charge-sheets |
| 80. |
Sitting
in closed court |
| 80-A. |
Courts-martial
to be public |
| 81. |
Hours
of sitting |
| 82. |
Continuity
of trial and adjournment of court |
| 83. |
Suspension
of trial |
| 84. |
Proceedings
on death or illness of accused |
| 85. |
Death,
retirement or absence of presiding officer |
| 86. |
Presence
throughout of all members of court |
| 87. |
Taking
of opinions of members of court |
| 88. |
Procedure
on incidental questions |
| 89. |
Swearing
of court to try several accused persons |
| 90. |
Swearing
of interpreter and shorthand writer |
| 91. |
Evidence
when to be translated |
| 92. |
Record
in proceedings of transactions of court-martial |
| 93. |
Custody
and inspection of proceedings |
| 94. |
Transmission
of proceedings after finding |
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Defending Officer, Friend of Accused
and Counsel |
| 95. |
Defending
officer and friend of accused |
| 96. |
Counsel
allowed in general and district courts-martial |
| 97. |
Requirements
for appearance of counsel |
| 98. |
Counsel
for prosecution |
| 99. |
Counsel
for accused |
| 100. |
General
rules as to counsel |
| 101. |
Qualifications
of counsel |
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Judge-Advocate |
| 102. |
Disqualification
of judge-advocate |
| 103. |
Invalidity
in the appointment of judge-advocate |
| 104. |
Substitute
on death, illness or absence of judge-advocate |
| 105. |
Powers
and duties of judge-advocate |
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Summary Court-martial |
| 106. |
Proceedings |
| 107. |
Evidence
when to be translated |
| 108. |
Assembly |
| 109. |
Swearing
or affirming of court and interpreter |
| 110. |
Swearing
of court to try several accused persons |
| 111. |
Arraignment
of accused |
| 112. |
Objection
by accused to charge |
| 113. |
Amendment
of charge |
| 114. |
Special
pleas |
| 115. |
General
plea of "Guilty" or "Not Guilty" |
| 116. |
Procedure
after plea of "Guilty" |
| 117. |
Withdrawal
of plea of "Not Guilty" |
| 118. |
Procedure
after plea of "Not Guilty" |
| 119. |
Witnesses
in reply to defence |
| 120. |
Verdict |
| 121. |
Form
and record of finding |
| 122. |
Procedure
on acquittal |
| 123. |
Procedure
on conviction |
| 124. |
Sentence |
| 125. |
Signing
of proceedings |
| 126. |
Charges
in different charge-sheets |
| 127. |
Clearing
of court |
| 128. |
Adjournment |
| 129. |
Friend
of accused |
| 130. |
Memorandum
to be attached to proceedings |
| 131. |
Promulgation |
| 132. |
Promulgation
to be deferred in certain circumstances |
| 133. |
Review
of proceedings |
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General Provisions Witnesses and Evidence
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| 134. |
Calling
of all prosecutor's witnesses |
| 135. |
Calling
of witness whose evidence is not contained in summary |
| 136. |
List
of witnesses of accused |
| 137. |
Procuring
attendance of witnesses |
| 138. |
Procedure
when essential witness is absent |
| 139. |
Withdrawal
of witnesses from court |
| 140. |
Oath
or affirmation to be administered to witnesses |
| 141. |
Mode
of questioning witness |
| 142. |
Questions
to witnesses by court or judge-advocate |
| 143. |
Re-calling
of witnesses and calling of witnesses in reply |
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Addresses |
| 144. |
Addresses |
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Insanity |
| 145. |
Finding
of insanity |
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Preservation of Proceedings |
| 146. |
Preservation
of proceedings |
| 147. |
Right
of person tried to copies of proceedings |
| 147-A. |
Copy
of proceedings not to be given in certain cases |
| 148. |
Loss
of proceedings |
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Irregular procedure when no injustice
is done |
| 149. |
Validity
of irregular procedure in certain cases |
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Offences of witnesses and others |
| 150. |
Offences
of witnesses and others |
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SUMMARY GENERAL COURTS-MARTIAL |
| 151. |
Convening
the court and record of proceedings |
| 152. |
Charge |
| 153. |
Trial
of several accused persons |
| 154. |
Challenges |
| 155. |
Swearing
or affirming the court, judge-advocate, etc, |
| 156. |
Arraignment |
| 157. |
Plea
of jurisdiction |
| 158. |
Evidence |
| 159. |
Defence |
| 160. |
Record
of the evidence and defence |
| 161. |
Finding
and sentence |
| 162. |
Signing
and transmission of proceedings |
| 163. |
Adjournment |
| 164. |
Application
of rules |
| 165. |
Evidence
of opinion of convening officer |
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EXECUTION OF SENTENCES |
| 166. |
Committal
warrants |
| 167. |
Warrants
under rule 173 |
| 168. |
Sentence
of cashiering or dismissal |
| 169. |
Custody
of person under sentence of death |
| 170. |
Opportunity
for petition against sentence of death |
| 170-A. |
Death
warrant |
| 170-B. |
Execution
of sentence of death |
| 171. |
Procedure
or commutation of sentence of death |
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Omitted |
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172 to 176. Omitted |
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CHAPTER VI: COURTS OF INQUIRY |
| 177. |
Courts
of Inquiry |
| 178. |
Members
of court not to be sworn or affirmed |
| 179. |
Procedure |
| 180. |
Procedure
when character of a person subject to the Act is involved |
| 181. |
Evidences
when to be taken on oath or affirmation |
| 182. |
Proceedings
of court of inquiry not admissible in evidence |
| 183. |
Court
of inquiry as to illegal absence under rule 106 |
| 184. |
Right
of certain persons to copies of statements and documents |
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Losses or Thefts of Arms |
| 185. |
Court
of inquiry when rifles, etc., are lost or stolen |
| 186. |
Collective
fines may be imposed |
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CHAPTER VII: PRESCRIBED OFFICERS,
AUTHORITIES AND OTHER MATTERS |
| 187. |
'Corps'
prescribed under rule 3 (vi) |
| 188. |
Conditions
prescribed under rule 3(xviii)(f) |
| 189. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 7(1) |
| 190. |
Prescribed
form under rule 13 |
| 191. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 78 |
| 192. |
Prescribed
extent of punishments under rule 80 |
| 193. |
Prescribed
officer under rules 90 (i) and 91 (i) |
| 194. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 93 |
| 195. |
Prescribed
authorities under rule 97 |
| 196. |
Prescribed
authorities under rules 98 and 99 |
| 197. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 107(1) |
| 197-A. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 125 |
| 198. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 142 |
| 199. |
Prescribed
manner of custody and prescribed officer under rules 145
and 146 |
| 200. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 162 |
| 201. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 164 (2) |
| 202. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 165 |
| 203. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 169 |
| 204. |
Prescribed
officer under rule 179 |
| 205. |
Authorised
deductions |
