Act Number: 35

Act Name: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992

Year: 1992

Enactment Date: 1992-09-01

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 92: Choice between criminal court and Force Court.
    When a criminal court and a Force Court have each jurisdiction in respect of an offence, it shall be in the discretion of the Director-General or the Additional Director-General or the Inspector-General or the Deputy Inspector-General or the Additional Deputy Inspector-General within whose command the accused person is serving or such other officer as may be prescribed, to decide before which court the proceedings shall be instituted, and if that officer decides that they shall be instituted before a Force Court, to direct that the accused person shall be detained in Force custody.
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