Section 117
Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
The National Security Guard Act, 1986
About this Act
An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an armed force of the Union for combating terrorist activities with a view to protecting States against internal disturbances and for matters connected therewith.
(1) Whenever any sentence of imprisonment is
passed under this Act by a Security Guard Court or whenever any sentence of death is commuted to
imprisonment, the confirming officer, or in case of a Summary Security Guard Court the officer holding
the Court or such other officer as may be prescribed, shall, save as otherwise provided in sub-sections (3)
and (4), direct that the sentence shall be carried out by confinement in a civil prison.
(2) When a direction has been made under sub-section (1), the Commander of the person under sentence or such other officer as may be prescribed shall forward a warrant in the prescribed form to the officer in charge of the prison in which such person is to be confined and shall arrange for his despatch to such prison with the warrant.
(3) In the case of a sentence of imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months and passed under this Act by a Security Guard Court, the appropriate officer under sub-section (1) may direct that the sentence shall be carried out by confinement in Security Guard custody instead of in a civil prison.
(4) On active duty, a sentence of imprisonment may be carried out by confinement in such place as the Deputy Inspector-General within whose command the person sentenced is serving or any prescribed officer, may, from time to time, appoint.
(2) When a direction has been made under sub-section (1), the Commander of the person under sentence or such other officer as may be prescribed shall forward a warrant in the prescribed form to the officer in charge of the prison in which such person is to be confined and shall arrange for his despatch to such prison with the warrant.
(3) In the case of a sentence of imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months and passed under this Act by a Security Guard Court, the appropriate officer under sub-section (1) may direct that the sentence shall be carried out by confinement in Security Guard custody instead of in a civil prison.
(4) On active duty, a sentence of imprisonment may be carried out by confinement in such place as the Deputy Inspector-General within whose command the person sentenced is serving or any prescribed officer, may, from time to time, appoint.