(1) Whenever any person subject to this Act deserts, the Commander of the unit to which he belongs, shall give information of the desertion to such civil authorities as, in his opinion, may be able to afford assistance towards the capture of the deserter; and such authorities shall thereupon take steps for the apprehension of the said deserter in like manner as if he were a person for whose apprehension a warrant had been issued by a Magistrate, and shall deliver the deserter, when apprehended, into Security Guard custody.
(2) Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person reasonably believed to be subject to this Act, and to be a deserter and shall bring him without delay before the nearest Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law
(2) Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person reasonably believed to be subject to this Act, and to be a deserter and shall bring him without delay before the nearest Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Persons subject to this Act.Section 4 · Constitution of the Security Guard.Section 5 · Control, direction, etc.Section 6 · Liability for service outside India.Section 7 · Resignation and withdrawal from the post.Section 8 · Tenure of service under the Act.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 26 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-12-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.