The Border Security Force Act, 1968
Central · 1968
- S. 1Short title and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Persons subject to this Act.
- S. 4Constitution of the Force.
- S. 5Control, direction.
- S. 6Enrolment.
- S. 7Liability for service outside India.
- S. 8Resignation and withdrawal from the post.
- S. 9Tenure of service under the Act.
- S. 10Termination of service by Central Government.
- S. 11Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Director-General and by other officers.
- S. 12Certificate of termination of service.
- S. 13Restrictions respecting right to form association, freedom of speech, etc.
- S. 14Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death.
- S. 15Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.
- S. 16Offences punishable more severly on active duty than at other times.
- S. 17Mutiny.
- S. 18Desertion and aiding desertion.
- S. 19Absence without leave.
- S. 20Striking or threatening superior officers.
- S. 21Disobedience to superior officer.
- S. 22Insubordination and obstruction.
- S. 23False answers on enrolment.
- S. 24Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.
- S. 25Ill-treating a subordinate.
- S. 26Intoxication.
- S. 27Permitting escape of person in custody.
- S. 28Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement.
- S. 29Escape from custody.
- S. 30Offences in respect of property.
- S. 31Extortion and corruption.
- S. 32Making away with equipment.
- S. 33Injury to property.
- S. 34False accusations.
- S. 35Falsifying official documents and false declarations.
- S. 36Signing in blank and failure to report.
- S. 37Offences relating to Security Force Court.
- S. 38False evidence.
- S. 39Unlawful detention of pay.
- S. 40Violation of good order and discipline.
- S. 41Miscellaneous offences.
- S. 42Attempt.
- S. 43Abetment of offences that have been committed.
- S. 44Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed.
- S. 45Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.
- S. 46Civil offences.
- S. 47Civil offences not triable by a Security Force Court.
- S. 48Punishments awardable by Security Force Courts.
- S. 49Alternative punishments awardable by Security Force Courts.
- S. 50Combination of punishments.
- S. 51Retention in the Force of a person convicted on active duty.
- S. 52Punishments otherwise than by Security Force Courts.
- S. 53Minor punishments.
- S. 54Limit of punishments under section 53.
- S. 55Punishment of persons of and below the rank of subordinate officers by Deputy Inspectors-General and others.
- S. 56Collective fines.
- S. 57Custody of offenders.
- S. 58Duty of Commandant in regard to detention.
- S. 59Interval between committal and trial.
- S. 60Arrest by civil authorities.
- S. 61Capture of deserters.
- S. 62Inquiry into absence without leave.
- S. 63Force police officers.
- S. 64Kinds of Security Force Courts.
- S. 65Power to convene a General Security Force Court.
- S. 66Power to convene a Petty Security Force Court.
- S. 67Contents of warrants issued under sections 65 and 66.
- S. 68Composition of General Security Force Court.
- S. 69Composition of a Petty Security Force Court.
- S. 70Summary Security Force Court.
- S. 71Dissolution of a Security Force Court.
- S. 72Powers of a General Security Force Court.
- S. 73Powers of a Petty Security Force Court.
- S. 74Powers of a Summary Security Force Court.
- S. 75Prohibition of second trial.
- S. 76Period of limitation for trial for an offence of desertion in certain cases.
- S. 77Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act.
- S. 78Application of Act during term of sentence.
- S. 79Place of trial.
- S. 80Choice between criminal court and Security Force Court.
- S. 81Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.
- S. 82Presiding Officer.
- S. 83Law Officers.
- S. 84Challenges.
- S. 85Oaths of member, Law Officer and witness.
- S. 86Voting by members.
- S. 87General rule as to evidence.
- S. 88Judicial notice.
- S. 89Summoning witnesses.
- S. 90Documents exempted from production.
- S. 91Commissions for examination of witnesses.
- S. 92Examination of a witness on commission.
- S. 93Conviction of offence not charged.
- S. 94Presumption as to signatures.
- S. 95Enrolment paper.
- S. 96Presumption as to certain documents.
- S. 97Reference by accused to Government Officer.
- S. 98Evidence of previous convictions and general character.
- S. 99Lunacy of accused.
- S. 100Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.
- S. 101Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 100.
- S. 102Release of lunatic accused.
- S. 103Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.
- S. 104Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial.
- S. 105Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed.
- S. 106Powers of Security Force Court in relation to proceedings under this Act.
- S. 107Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed.
- S. 108Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Security Force Court.
- S. 109Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Security Force Court.
- S. 110Limitation of powers of confirming authority.
- S. 111Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences.
- S. 112Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship.
- S. 113Revision of finding of sentence.
- S. 114Finding and sentence of a Summary Security Force Court.
- S. 115Transmission of proceedings of Summary Security Force Courts.
- S. 116Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases.
- S. 117Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Security Force Courts.
- S. 118Annulment of proceedings.
- S. 119Form of sentence of death.
- S. 120Commencement of sentence of imprisonment.
- S. 121Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
- S. 121APeriod of custody undergone by a person to be set-off against the imprisonment.
- S. 122Temporary custody of offender.
- S. 123Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.
- S. 124Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.
- S. 125Communication of certain orders to prison officers.
- S. 126Execution of sentence of fine.
- S. 127Informality or error in the order or warrant.
- S. 128Pardon and remission.
- S. 129Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission.
- S. 130Suspension of sentence of imprisonment.
- S. 131Orders pending suspension.
- S. 132Release on suspension.
- S. 133Computation of period of suspension.
- S. 134Order after suspension.
- S. 135Reconsideration of case after suspension.
- S. 136Fresh sentence after suspension.
- S. 137Scope of power of suspension.
- S. 138Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal.
- S. 139Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force.
- S. 140Protection for acts of members of the Force.
- S. 141Power to make rules.
- S. 142Provisions as to existing Border Security Force.