Section 48
Unlawful detention of pay.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the governance of the Assam Rifles, an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the borders of India, to carry out Counter Insurgency Operations in the specified areas and to act in aid of civil authorities for the maintenance of the law and order and for matters connected therewith.
Any officer, subordinate officer or an under-officer who, having
received the pay of a person subject to this Act, unlawfully detains or refuses to pay the same when due,
shall, on conviction by an Assam Rifles Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may
extend to five years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.