The Assam Rifles Act `2006
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.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
CONSTITUTION OF THE FORCE AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FORCE
- 4Constitution of Force
- 5Control, direction, etc
- 6Enrolment
- 7Liability for service outside India
- 8Resignation and withdrawal from the post
- 9Tenure of service under the Act
- 10Termination of service by Central Government
- 11Dismissal, removal or reduction by Director-General and by other officers
- 12Certificate of termination of service
- 13Restrictions on right to form association, freedom of speech, etc
SERVICE PRIVILEGES
OFFENCES
- 21Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
- 22Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
- 23Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
- 24Mutiny
- 25Desertion and aiding desertion
- 26Absence without leave
- 27Striking or threatening superior officers
- 28Disobedience to superior officer
- 29Insubordination and obstruction
- 30Fraudulent enrolment
- 31False answers on enrolment
- 32Unbecoming conduct
- 33Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 34Ill-treating a subordinate
- 35Intoxication
- 36Permitting escape of person in custody
- 37Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 38Escape from custody
- 39Offences in respect of property
- 40Extortion and corruption
- 41Making away with equipment
- 42Injury to property
- 43False accusations
- 44Falsifying official document and false declarations
- 45Signing in blank and failure to report
- 46Offences relating to Assam Rifles Court
- 47False evidence
- 48Unlawful detention of pay
- 49Violation of good order and discipline
- 50Miscellaneous offences
- 51Attempt
- 52Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 53Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
- 54Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- 55Civil offences
- 56Civil offences not triable by an Assam Rifles Court
PUNISHMENTS
- 57Punishment awardable by Assam Rifles Courts
- 58Alternative punishments awardable by Assam Rifles Courts
- 59Combination of punishments
- 60Retention in the Force of a person convicted on active duty
- 61Punishments otherwise than by Assam Rifles Courts
- 62Minor punishments
- 63Limit of punishments under section 62
- 64Punishment of officers below the rank of Deputy Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Deputy Inspectors-General and others
- 65Punishment of officers below the rank of a Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by the Inspectors-General and others
- 66Punishment or subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Commandant, etc
- 67Collective fines
PENAL DEDUCTIONS
- 68Deductions from pay and allowances of officers
- 69Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers
- 70Computation of time of absence or custody
- 71Pay and allowances during trial
- 72Limit of certain deductions
- 73Deduction from public money due to a person
- 74Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct
- 75Remission of deductions
- 76Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions
- 77Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances
- 78Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war
ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
- 86Kinds of Assam Rifles Courts
- 87Power to convene a General Assam Rifles Court
- 88Power to convene a Petty Assam Rifles Court
- 89Contents of warrants issued under sections 87 and 88
- 90Composition of General Assam Rifles Court
- 91Composition of a Petty Assam Rifles Court
- 92Summary Assam Rifles Court
- 93Dissolution of an Assam Rifles Court
- 94Power of General Assam Rifles Court
- 95Power of a Petty Assam Rifles Court
- 96Power of a Summary Assam Rifles Court
- 97Prohibition of second trial
- 98Period of limitation for trial
- 99Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
- 100Application of this Act during term of sentence
- 101Place of trial
- 102Choice between criminal court and Assam Rifles Court
- 103Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
PROCEDURE OF ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
- 104Presiding officer
- 105Law Officer
- 106Challenges
- 107Oath of member, Law Officer and witness
- 108Voting by members
- 109General rule as to evidence
- 110Judicial notice
- 111Summoning of witness
- 112Documents exempted from production
- 113Commission for examination of witness
- 114Examination of witness on commission
- 115Conviction of offences not charged
- 116Presumption as to signatures
- 117Enrolment paper
- 118Presumption as to certain documents
- 119Reference by accused to Government officer
- 120Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- 121Lunacy of accused
- 122Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 123Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 122
- 124Release of lunatic accused
- 125Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- 126Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- 127Order of disposal of property regarding which offences is committed
- 128Powers of Assam Rifles Court in relation to proceedings under this Act
CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
- 129Finding and sentence not valid unless confirmed
- 130Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Assam Rifles Court
- 131Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Assam Rifles Court
- 132Limitation of powers of confirming authority
- 133Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
- 134Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
- 135Revision of finding or sentence
- 136Finding and sentence of a Summary Assam Rifles Court
- 137Transmission of proceedings of Summary Assam Rifles Court
- 138Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
- 139Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Assam Rifles Court
- 140Annulment of proceedings
EXECUTION OF SENTENCE, PARDON, REMISSION, ETC.
- 141Form of sentence of death
- 142Commencement of sentence of imprisonment
- 143Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- 144Temporary custody of offender
- 145Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases
- 146Conveyance of prisoner form place to place
- 147Communication of certain orders to prison officers
- 148Execution of sentence of fine
- 149Informality or error in order or warrant
- 150Pardon and remission
- 151Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission
- 152Suspension of sentence of imprisonment
- 153Orders pending suspension
- 154Release on suspension
- 155Computation of period of suspension
- 156Order after suspension
- 157Reconsideration of case after suspension
- 158Fresh sentence after suspension
- 159Scope of power of suspension
- 160Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal
MISCELLANEOUS
- 161Disposal of property of the members of the Force
- 162Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force
- 163Protection for acts of members of the Force
- 164Power of Central Government to remove difficulties
- 165Power to make rules
- 166Power to make regulations
- 167Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 168Repeal and savings