Act Number: 53

Act Name: The Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007

Year: 2007

Enactment Date: 2007-12-20

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 27: Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.
    Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, namely:–
         (a) is guilty of any disgraceful conduct of a cruel, indecent or unnatural kind; or
         (b) maligns, or feigns, or produces disease or infirmity in himself or intentionally delays his cure or aggravates his disease or infirmity; or
         (c) with intent to render himself or any other person unfit for service, voluntarily causes hurt to himself or that person,
shall, on conviction by a Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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