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Assam Rifles Act
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.
| Act Id | 200647 |
| Act Number | 47 |
| Enactment Date | 2006-11-03 |
| Act Year | 2006 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Enforcement Date | 20-02-2006 |
- PRELIMINARY
- CONSTITUTION OF THE FORCE AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FORCE
- 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
- SERVICE PRIVILEGES
- 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
- OFFENCES
- 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
- PUNISHMENTS
- 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
- PENAL DEDUCTIONS
- 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
- ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
- ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
- 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
- PROCEDURE OF ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
- 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
- CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
- 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
- EXECUTION OF SENTENCE, PARDON, REMISSION, ETC.
- 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
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 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
