LawgistThe Assam Rifles Act
40Extortion and corruption
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,—
(a) commits extortion; or
(b) without proper authority extracts from any person money, provisions or service,
shall, on conviction by an Assam Rifles Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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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
