Act 47 of 1968

The Border Security Force Act, 1968

An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected therewith.

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