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47/2006 - The Assam Rifles Act, 2006 ▶

Act Number: 47

Act Name: The Assam Rifles Act, 2006

Year: 2006

Enactment Date: 2006-11-03

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

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