आधिकारिक दस्तावेज़ / Official document
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H1968-47.pdf
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- Jurisdiction
- Central
- Enactment date
- 1968-09-02
- Sections available
- 143
Commencement information from the source
01-03-1969
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1Short title and commencement.→2Definitions.→3Persons subject to this Act.→4Constitution of the Force.→5Control, direction.→6Enrolment.→7Liability for service outside India.→8Resignation and withdrawal from the post.→9Tenure of service under the Act.→10Termination of service by Central Government.→11Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Director-General and by other officers.→12Certificate of termination of service.→13Restrictions respecting right to form association, freedom of speech, etc.→14Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death.→15Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.→16Offences punishable more severly on active duty than at other times.→17Mutiny.→18Desertion and aiding desertion.→19Absence without leave.→20Striking or threatening superior officers.→21Disobedience to superior officer.→22Insubordination and obstruction.→23False answers on enrolment.→24Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.→25Ill-treating a subordinate.→26Intoxication.→27Permitting escape of person in custody.→28Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement.→29Escape from custody.→30Offences in respect of property.→31Extortion and corruption.→32Making away with equipment.→33Injury to property.→34False accusations.→35Falsifying official documents and false declarations.→36Signing in blank and failure to report.→37Offences relating to Security Force Court.→38False evidence.→39Unlawful detention of pay.→40Violation of good order and discipline.→41Miscellaneous offences.→42Attempt.→43Abetment of offences that have been committed.→44Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed.→45Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.→46Civil offences.→47Civil offences not triable by a Security Force Court.→48Punishments awardable by Security Force Courts.→49Alternative punishments awardable by Security Force Courts.→50Combination of punishments.→51Retention in the Force of a person convicted on active duty.→52Punishments otherwise than by Security Force Courts.→53Minor punishments.→54Limit of punishments under section 53.→55Punishment of persons of and below the rank of subordinate officers by Deputy Inspectors-General and others.→56Collective fines.→57Custody of offenders.→58Duty of Commandant in regard to detention.→59Interval between committal and trial.→60Arrest by civil authorities.→61Capture of deserters.→62Inquiry into absence without leave.→63Force police officers.→64Kinds of Security Force Courts.→65Power to convene a General Security Force Court.→66Power to convene a Petty Security Force Court.→67Contents of warrants issued under sections 65 and 66.→68Composition of General Security Force Court.→69Composition of a Petty Security Force Court.→70Summary Security Force Court.→71Dissolution of a Security Force Court.→72Powers of a General Security Force Court.→73Powers of a Petty Security Force Court.→74Powers of a Summary Security Force Court.→75Prohibition of second trial.→76Period of limitation for trial for an offence of desertion in certain cases.→77Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act.→78Application of Act during term of sentence.→79Place of trial.→80Choice between criminal court and Security Force Court.→81Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.→82Presiding Officer.→83Law Officers.→84Challenges.→85Oaths of member, Law Officer and witness.→86Voting by members.→87General rule as to evidence.→88Judicial notice.→89Summoning witnesses.→90Documents exempted from production.→91Commissions for examination of witnesses.→92Examination of a witness on commission.→93Conviction of offence not charged.→94Presumption as to signatures.→95Enrolment paper.→96Presumption as to certain documents.→97Reference by accused to Government Officer.→98Evidence of previous convictions and general character.→99Lunacy of accused.→100Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.→101Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 100.→102Release of lunatic accused.→103Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.→104Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial.→105Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed.→106Powers of Security Force Court in relation to proceedings under this Act.→107Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed.→108Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Security Force Court.→109Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Security Force Court.→110Limitation of powers of confirming authority.→111Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences.→112Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship.→113Revision of finding of sentence.→114Finding and sentence of a Summary Security Force Court.→115Transmission of proceedings of Summary Security Force Courts.→116Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases.→117Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Security Force Courts.→118Annulment of proceedings.→119Form of sentence of death.→120Commencement of sentence of imprisonment.→121Execution of sentence of imprisonment.→121APeriod of custody undergone by a person to be set-off against the imprisonment.→122Temporary custody of offender.→123Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.→124Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.→125Communication of certain orders to prison officers.→126Execution of sentence of fine.→127Informality or error in the order or warrant.→128Pardon and remission.→129Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission.→130Suspension of sentence of imprisonment.→131Orders pending suspension.→132Release on suspension.→133Computation of period of suspension.→134Order after suspension.→135Reconsideration of case after suspension.→136Fresh sentence after suspension.→137Scope of power of suspension.→138Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal.→139Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force.→140Protection for acts of members of the Force.→141Power to make rules.→142Provisions as to existing Border Security Force.→
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