| SECTIONS |
Sashastra
Seema Bal Act, 2007 |
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Preamble |
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CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY |
| 1. |
Short
title and commencement |
| 2. |
Definitions |
| 3. |
Persons
subject to this Act |
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CHAPTER II: CONSTITUTION OF THE FORCE AND CONDITIONS
OF SERVICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FORCE |
| 4. |
Constitution
of the Force |
| 5. |
Control,
direction, etc. |
| 6. |
Enrolment |
| 7. |
Liability
for service outside India |
| 8. |
Resignation
and withdrawal from the post |
| 9. |
Tenure
of service under the Act |
| 10. |
Termination
of service by Central Government |
| 11. |
Dismissal,
removal or reduction in rank by the Director- General
and by other officers |
| 12. |
Certificate
of termination of service |
| 13. |
Restrictions
respecting right to form association, freedom of speech,
etc. |
| 14. |
Redressal
of grievances of persons other than officers |
| 15. |
Redressal
of grievances of officers |
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CHAPTER III: OFFENCES |
| 16. |
Offences
in relation to enemy and punishable with death |
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Offences
in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death |
| 18. |
Offences
punishable more severely on active duty than at other
times |
| 19. |
Mutiny |
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Desertion
and aiding desertion |
| 21. |
Absence
without leave |
| 22. |
Striking
or threatening superior officer |
| 23. |
Disobedience to superior officer |
| 24. |
Insubordination and obstruction |
| 25. |
False information on enrolment |
| 26. |
Unbecoming
conduct |
| 27. |
Certain forms of disgraceful conduct |
| 28. |
Ill-treating a subordinate |
| 29. |
Intoxication |
| 30. |
Permitting
escape of person in custody |
| 31. |
Irregularity
in connection with arrest or confinement |
| 32. |
Escape
from custody |
| 33. |
Offences
in respect of property |
| 34. |
Extortion
and exaction |
| 35. |
Making
away with equipment |
| 36. |
Injury
to property, etc. |
| 37. |
False
accusations |
| 38. |
Falsifying
official documents and false declarations |
| 39. |
Signing
in blank and failure to report |
| 40. |
Offences
relating to Force Court |
| 41. |
False
evidence |
| 42. |
Unlawful
detention of pay |
| 43. |
Violation
of good order and discipline |
| 44. |
Miscellaneous
offences |
| 45. |
Attempt |
| 46. |
Abetment
of offences that have been committed |
| 47. |
Abetment
of offences punishable with death and not committed |
| 48. |
Abetment
of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed |
| 49. |
Civil
offences |
| 50. |
Civil
offences not triable by a Force Court |
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CHAPTER IV: PUNISHMENT BY FORCE COURTS |
| 51. |
Punishment
by Force Courts |
| 52. |
Alternative
punishments by Force Courts |
| 53. |
Combination
of punishments |
| 54. |
Retention
in the Force of a person convicted on active duty |
| 55. |
Punishments
otherwise than by Force Courts |
| 56. |
Minor
punishments |
| 57. |
Limit
of punishments under section 56 |
| 58. |
Punishment
of persons of or below the rank o Commandant by Inspector-General
and others |
| 59. |
Cancellation,
variation or remittance of sentence |
| 60. |
Collective
fines |
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CHAPTER V: DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY AND ALLOWANCES |
| 61. |
Deductions
from pay and allowances of persons subject to this Act |
| 62. |
Pay
and allowances during trial |
| 63. |
Limit
of certain deductions |
| 64. |
Deduction
from public money due to a person |
| 65. |
Pay
and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into
his conduct |
| 66. |
Remission
of deductions |
| 67. |
Provision
for dependants of prisoner of war from his remitted deductions
and pay and allowances |
| 68. |
Period
during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war |
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CHAPTER VI: ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE
TRIAL |
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Custody
of offenders |
| 70. |
Duty
of commanding officer in regard to detention |
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Interval
between committal and trial |
| 72. |
Arrest
by civil authorities |
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Capture
of deserters |
| 74. |
Inquiry
into absence without leave |
| 75. |
Force
Police Officers |
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CHAPTER VII: FORCE COURTS |
| 76. |
Kinds
of Force Courts |
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Power
to convene a General Force Court |
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Power
to convene a Petty Force Court |
| 79. |
Warrants
issued under sections 77 and 78 |
| 80. |
Composition
of a General Force Court |
| 81. |
Composition
of a Petty Force Court |
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Summary Force Court |
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Dissolution
of a Force Court |
| 84. |
Powers
of a General Force Court |
| 85. |
Powers
of a Petty Force Court |
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Powers
of a Summary Force Court |
| 87. |
Prohibition
of second trial |
| 88. |
Period
of limitation for trial |
| 89. |
Trial,
etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act |
| 90. |
Application
of Act during term of sentence |
| 91. |
Place
of trial, etc. |
| 92. |
Choice
between criminal court and Force Court |
| 93. |
Power
of criminal court to require delivery of offender |
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CHAPTER VIII: PROCEDURE OF FORCE COURT |
| 94. |
Presiding
officer |
| 95. |
Judge
Attorneys. |
| 96. |
Objections |
| 97. |
Oath
of members, Judge Attorneys and witnesses |
| 98. |
Voting
by members |
| 99. |
General
rule as to evidence |
| 100. |
Judicial
notice |
| 101. |
Summoning
of witnesses |
| 102. |
Documents
exempted from production |
| 103. |
Commission
for examination of witnesses |
| 104. |
Examination
of a witness on commission |
| 105. |
Conviction
for offences not charged |
| 106. |
Presumption
as to signatures |
| 107. |
Enrolment
paper |
| 108. |
Presumption
as to certain documents |
| 109. |
Reference
by accused to Government officer |
| 110. |
Evidence
of previous convictions and general character |
| 111. |
Lunacy
of accused |
| 112. |
Subsequent
fitness of lunatic accused for trial |
| 113. |
Transmission
to Central Government of order under section |
| 114. |
Release
of lunatic accused |
| 115. |
Delivery
of lunatic accused to relatives |
| 116. |
Order
for custody and disposal of property pending trial |
| 117. |
Order
for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed |
| 118. |
Powers
of Force Court in relation to proceedings under this Act |
| 119. |
Tender
of pardon to accomplices |
| 120. |
Trial
of person not complying with conditions of pardon |
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CHAPTER IX: CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
OF PROCEEDINGS |
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Finding
and sentence not valid unless confirmed |
| 122. |
Power
to confirm finding and sentence of General Force Court |
| 123. |
Power
to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Force Court |
| 124. |
Limitation
of powers of confirming authority |
| 125. |
Power
of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute
sentences |
| 126. |
Confirming
of findings and sentences on board a ship |
| 127. |
Revision
of finding or sentence |
| 128. |
Finding
and sentence of a Summary Force Court |
| 129. |
Transmission
of proceedings of Summary Force Court |
| 130. |
Alteration
of finding or sentence in certain cases |
| 131. |
Petition
against order, finding or sentence of Force Court |
| 132. |
Annulment
of proceedings |
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CHAPTER X: EXECUTION OF SENTENCES, PARDONS,
REMISSIONS, ETC |
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Execution
of sentence of death |
| 134. |
Commencement
of sentence of imprisonment |
| 135. |
Execution
of sentence of imprisonment |
| 136. |
Temporary
custody of convict |
| 137. |
Execution
of sentence of imprisonment in special cases |
| 138. |
Conveyance
of prisoner from place to place |
| 139. |
Communication
of certain orders to prison officers |
| 140. |
Recovery
of fine |
| 141. |
Informality
or error in order or warrant |
| 142. |
Pardon
and remission |
| 143. |
Cancellation
of conditional pardons, release on parole or remission |
| 144. |
Suspension
of sentence of imprisonment |
| 145. |
Orders
pending suspension of sentence |
| 146. |
Release
on suspension of sentence |
| 147. |
Computation
of period of sentence |
| 148. |
Order
after suspension of sentence |
| 149. |
Reconsideration
of case after suspension of sentence |
| 150. |
Fresh
sentence after suspension |
| 151. |
Scope
of power of suspension of sentence |
| 152. |
Effect
of suspension and remission of sentence on dismissal |
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CHAPTER XI: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 153. |
Powers
and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the
Force |
| 154. |
Protection
for acts of members of the Force |
| 155. |
Power
to make rules |
| 156. |
Provisions
as to existing Sashastra Seema Bal |
