Lawgist40Offences relating to Force Court
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,—
(a) being duly summoned or ordered to attend as a witness before a Force Court, wilfully or without reasonable excuse, makes default in attending; or
(b) refuses to take an oath or make an affirmation legally required by a Force Court to be taken or made; or
(c) refuses to produce or deliver any document in his power or control legally required by a Force Court to be produced or delivered by him; or
(d) refuses, when a witness, to answer any question which he is by law bound to answer; or
(e) is guilty of contempt of the Force Court by using insulting or threatening language, or by causing any interruption or disturbance in the proceedings of such Court,
shall, on conviction by a Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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- 16 Offences in relation to the enemy or terrorist and punishable with death
- 17 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
- 18 Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
- 19 Mutiny
- 20 Desertion and aiding desertion
- 21 Absence without leave
- 22 Striking or threatening superior officers
- 23 Disobedience to superior officer
- 24 Insubordination and obstruction
- 25 False answers on enrolment
- 26 Unbecoming conduct
- 27 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 28 Ill-treating a subordinate
- 29 Intoxication
- 30 Permitting escape of person in custody
- 31 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 32 Escape from custody
- 33 Offences in respect of property
- 34 Extortion and exaction
- 35 Making away with equipment
- 36 Injury to property
- 37 False accusations
- 38 Falsifying official documents and false declarations
- 39 Signing in blank and failure to report
- 40 Offences relating to Force Court
- 41 False evidence
- 42 Unlawful detention of pay
- 43 Violation of good order and discipline
- 44 Miscellaneous offences
- 45 Attempt
- 46 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 47 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not Committee
- 48 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- 49 Civil offences
- 50 Civil offences not triable by a Force Court
