The Army Act, 1950
Central · 1950
- S. 1Short title and commencement.
- S. 2Persons subject to this Act.
- S. 3Definitions.
- S. 4Application of Act to certain forces under Central Government.
- S. 5[Omitted.].
- S. 6Special provision as to rank in certain cases.
- S. 7Commanding officer of persons subject to military law under clause (i) of section 2.
- S. 8Officers exercising powers in certain cases.
- S. 9Power to declare persons to be on active service.
- S. 10Commission and appointment.
- S. 11Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment.
- S. 12Ineligibility of females for enrolment or employment.
- S. 13Procedure before enrolling officer.
- S. 14Mode of enrolment.
- S. 15Validity of enrolment.
- S. 16Persons to be attested.
- S. 17Mode of attestation.
- S. 18Tenure of service under the Act.
- S. 19Termination of service by Central Government.
- S. 20Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Chief of the Army Staff and by other officers.
- S. 21Power to modify certain fundamental rights in their application to persons subject to this Act.
- S. 22Retirement, release or discharge.
- S. 23Certificate on termination of service.
- S. 24Discharge or dismissal when out of India.
- S. 25Authorised deductions only to be made from pay.
- S. 26Remedy of aggrieved persons other than officers.
- S. 27Remedy of aggrieved officers.
- S. 28Immunity from attachment.
- S. 29Immunity from arrest for debt.
- S. 30Immunity of persons attending courts-martial from arrest.
- S. 31Privileges of reservists.
- S. 32Priority in respect of army personnel‟s litigation.
- S. 33Saving of rights and privileges under other laws.
- S. 34Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death.
- S. 35Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.
- S. 36Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times.
- S. 37Mutiny.
- S. 38Desertion and aiding desertion.
- S. 39Absence without leave.
- S. 40Striking or threatening superior officers.
- S. 41Disobedience to superior officer.
- S. 42Insubordination and obstruction.
- S. 43Fraudulent enrolment.
- S. 44False answers on enrolment.
- S. 45Unbecoming conduct.
- S. 46Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.
- S. 47Ill-treating a subordinate.
- S. 48Intoxication.
- S. 49Permitting escape of person in custody.
- S. 50Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement.
- S. 51Escape from custody.
- S. 52Offences in respect of property.
- S. 53Extortion and corruption.
- S. 54Making away with equipment.
- S. 55Injury to property.
- S. 56False accusations.
- S. 57Falsifying official documents and false declaration.
- S. 58Signing in blank and failure to report.
- S. 59Offences relating to courts-martial.
- S. 60False evidence.
- S. 61Unlawful detention of pay.
- S. 62Offences in relation to aircraft and flying.
- S. 63Violation of good order and discipline.
- S. 64Miscellaneous offences.
- S. 65Attempt.
- S. 66Abetment of offences that have been committed.
- S. 67Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed.
- S. 68Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.
- S. 69Civil offences.
- S. 70Civil offence not triable by court-martial.
- S. 71Punishments awardable by courts-martial.
- S. 72Alternative punishments awardable by court-martial.
- S. 73Combination of punishments.
- S. 74Cashiering of officers.
- S. 75[Omitted.].
- S. 76[Omitted.].
- S. 77Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer.
- S. 78Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service.
- S. 79Punishments otherwise than by court-martial.
- S. 80Punishment of persons other than officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers.
- S. 81Limit of punishments under section 80.
- S. 82Punishments in addition to those specified in section 80.
- S. 83Punishment of officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers by brigade commanders and others.
- S. 84Punishment of officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers by area commanders and others.
- S. 85Punishment of junior commissioned officers.
- S. 86Transmission of proceedings.
- S. 87Review of proceedings.
- S. 88Superior military authority.
- S. 89Collective fines.
- S. 90Deductions from pay and allowances of officers.
- S. 91Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers.
- S. 92Computation of time of absence or custody.
- S. 93Pay and allowances during trial.
- S. 94Limit of certain deductions.
- S. 95Deduction from public money due to a person.
- S. 96Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct.
- S. 97Remission of deductions.
- S. 98Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions.
- S. 99Provision for dependants of prisoner war from his pay and allowances.
- S. 100Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war.
- S. 101Custody of offenders.
- S. 102Duty of commanding officer in regard to detention.
- S. 103Interval between committal and court-martial.
- S. 104Arrest by civil authorities.
- S. 105Capture of deserters.
- S. 106Inquiry into absence without leave.
- S. 107Provost-marshals.
- S. 108Kinds of courts-martial.
- S. 109Power to convene a general court-martial.
- S. 110Power to convene a district court-martial.
- S. 111Contents of warrants issued under sections 109 and 110.
- S. 112Power to convene a summary general court-martial.
- S. 113Composition of general court-martial.
- S. 114Composition of district court-martial.
- S. 115Composition of summary general court-martial.
- S. 116Summary court-martial.
- S. 117Dissolution of courts-martial.
- S. 118Powers of general and summary general courts-martial.
- S. 119Powers of district courts-martial.
- S. 120Powers of summary courts-martial.
- S. 121Prohibition of second trial.
- S. 122Period of limitation for trial.
- S. 123Liability of offender who ceases to be subject to Act.
- S. 124Place of trial.
- S. 125Choice between criminal court and court-martial.
- S. 126Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.
- S. 127[Omitted.].
- S. 128Presiding officer.
- S. 129Judge advocate.
- S. 130Challenges.
- S. 131Oaths of member, judge advocate and witness.
- S. 132Voting by members.
- S. 133General rule as to evidence.
- S. 134Judicial notice.
- S. 135Summoning witnesses.
- S. 136Documents exempted from production.
- S. 137Commissions for examination of witnesses.
- S. 138Examination of a witness on commission.
- S. 139Conviction of offence not charged.
- S. 140Presumption as to signatures.
- S. 141Enrolment paper.
- S. 142Presumption as to certain documents.
- S. 143Reference by accused to Government officer.
- S. 144Evidence of previous convictions and general character.
- S. 145Lunacy of accused.
- S. 146Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.
- S. 147Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 146.
- S. 148Release of lunatic accused.
- S. 149Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.
- S. 150Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial.
- S. 151Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed.
- S. 152Powers of court-martial in relation to proceedings under this Act.
- S. 153Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed.
- S. 154Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial.
- S. 155Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial.
- S. 156Limitation of powers of confirming authority.
- S. 157Power to confirm finding and sentence of summary general court-martial.
- S. 158Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences.
- S. 159Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship.
- S. 160Revision of finding or sentence.
- S. 161Finding and sentence of a summary court-martial.
- S. 162Transmission of proceedings of summary court-martial.
- S. 163Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases.
- S. 164Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial.
- S. 165Annulment of proceedings.
- S. 166Form of sentence of death.
- S. 167Commencement of sentence of transportation or imprisonment.
- S. 168Execution of sentence of transportation.
- S. 169Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
- S. 169APeriod of custody undergone by the officer or person to be set off against the imprisonment.
- S. 170Temporary custody of offender.
- S. 171Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.
- S. 172Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.
- S. 173Communication of certain orders to prison officers.
- S. 174Execution of sentence of fine.
- S. 175Establishment and regulation of military prisons.
- S. 176Informality or error in the order or warrant.
- S. 177Power to make rules in respect of prisons and prisoners.
- S. 178Restriction of rulemaking power in regard to corporal punishment.
- S. 179Pardon and remission.
- S. 180Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission.
- S. 181Reduction of warrant officer or non-commissioned officer.
- S. 182Suspension of sentence of transportation or imprisonment.
- S. 183Orders pending suspension.
- S. 184Release on suspension.
- S. 185Computation of period of suspension.
- S. 186Order after suspension.
- S. 187Reconsideration of case after suspension.
- S. 188Fresh sentences after suspension.
- S. 189Scope of power of suspension.
- S. 190Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal.
- S. 191Power to make rules.
- S. 192Power to make regulations.
- S. 193Publication of rules and regulations in Gazette.
- S. 193ARules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
- S. 194[Repealed.].
- S. 195[Omitted.].
- S. 196[Omitted.].