The Army Act, 1950
chandigarh · 1950
- S. 1Subs
- S. 2The words" or a junior or equivalent commission in the land forces of a Part B State" omitted by the Adaptation of Laws
- S. 3Subs
- S. 4Application of Act to certain forces under Central Government
- S. 5[ Application of Act to forces of Part B States
- 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
Chapter Section 75
Chapter Section 76
- 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 commital 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
Chapter Section 127
- 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 withness
- S. 138Examination of a withness 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. 169A1[ Period 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. 193A1[ Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- S. 194[ Repeals] Rep