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 |
17. | 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 |
20. | 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 |
69. | Custody of offenders |
70. | Duty of commanding officer in regard to detention |
71. | Interval between committal and trial |
72. | Arrest by civil authorities |
73. | 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 |
77. | Power to convene a General Force Court |
78. | 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 |
82. | Summary Force Court |
83. | Dissolution of a Force Court |
84. | Powers of a General Force Court |
85. | Powers of a Petty Force Court |
86. | 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 |
121. | 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 |
133. | 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 |