Section List

53/2007 - The Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007 ▶

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