The Border Security Force Act, 1968
Central Act · Act 47 of 1968143 provisions8 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected therewith. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 47 of 1968 |
| Year | 1968 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 143 |
| Subjects | defence |
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- Section 1 Short title and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Persons subject to this Act.
- Section 4 Constitution of the Force.
- Section 5 Control, direction.
- Section 6 Enrolment.
- Section 7 Liability for service outside India.
- Section 8 Resignation and withdrawal from the post.
- Section 9 Tenure of service under the Act.
- Section 10 Termination of service by Central Government.1 citing judgment
- Section 11 Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Director-General and by other officers.
- Section 12 Certificate of termination of service.
- Section 13 Restrictions respecting right to form association, freedom of speech, etc.
- Section 14 Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death.
- Section 15 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.
- Section 16 Offences punishable more severly on active duty than at other times.
- Section 17 Mutiny.
- Section 18 Desertion and aiding desertion.
- Section 19 Absence without leave.
- Section 20 Striking or threatening superior officers.
- Section 21 Disobedience to superior officer.
- Section 22 Insubordination and obstruction.
- Section 23 False answers on enrolment.
- Section 24 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.1 citing judgment
- Section 25 Ill-treating a subordinate.
- Section 26 Intoxication.
- Section 27 Permitting escape of person in custody.
- Section 28 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement.
- Section 29 Escape from custody.
- Section 30 Offences in respect of property.
- Section 31 Extortion and corruption.
- Section 32 Making away with equipment.
- Section 33 Injury to property.
- Section 34 False accusations.
- Section 35 Falsifying official documents and false declarations.
- Section 36 Signing in blank and failure to report.
- Section 37 Offences relating to Security Force Court.
- Section 38 False evidence.
- Section 39 Unlawful detention of pay.
- Section 40 Violation of good order and discipline.1 citing judgment
- Section 41 Miscellaneous offences.
- Section 42 Attempt.
- Section 43 Abetment of offences that have been committed.
- Section 44 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed.
- Section 45 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.
- Section 46 Civil offences.1 citing judgment
- Section 47 Civil offences not triable by a Security Force Court.
- Section 48 Punishments awardable by Security Force Courts.
- Section 49 Alternative punishments awardable by Security Force Courts.
- Section 50 Combination of punishments.
- Section 51 Retention in the Force of a person convicted on active duty.
- Section 52 Punishments otherwise than by Security Force Courts.
- Section 53 Minor punishments.
- Section 54 Limit of punishments under section 53.
- Section 55 Punishment of persons of and below the rank of subordinate officers by Deputy Inspectors-General and others.
- Section 56 Collective fines.
- Section 57 Custody of offenders.
- Section 58 Duty of Commandant in regard to detention.
- Section 59 Interval between committal and trial.
- Section 60 Arrest by civil authorities.
- Section 61 Capture of deserters.
- Section 62 Inquiry into absence without leave.
- Section 63 Force police officers.
- Section 64 Kinds of Security Force Courts.
- Section 65 Power to convene a General Security Force Court.
- Section 66 Power to convene a Petty Security Force Court.
- Section 67 Contents of warrants issued under sections 65 and 66.
- Section 68 Composition of General Security Force Court.
- Section 69 Composition of a Petty Security Force Court.
- Section 70 Summary Security Force Court.
- Section 71 Dissolution of a Security Force Court.
- Section 72 Powers of a General Security Force Court.
- Section 73 Powers of a Petty Security Force Court.
- Section 74 Powers of a Summary Security Force Court.
- Section 75 Prohibition of second trial.
- Section 76 Period of limitation for trial for an offence of desertion in certain cases.
- Section 77 Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act.
- Section 78 Application of Act during term of sentence.2 citing judgments
- Section 79 Place of trial.
- Section 80 Choice between criminal court and Security Force Court.
- Section 81 Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.
- Section 82 Presiding Officer.
- Section 83 Law Officers.
- Section 84 Challenges.
- Section 85 Oaths of member, Law Officer and witness.
- Section 86 Voting by members.
- Section 87 General rule as to evidence.
- Section 88 Judicial notice.
- Section 89 Summoning witnesses.
- Section 90 Documents exempted from production.
- Section 91 Commissions for examination of witnesses.
- Section 92 Examination of a witness on commission.
- Section 93 Conviction of offence not charged.
- Section 94 Presumption as to signatures.
- Section 95 Enrolment paper.
- Section 96 Presumption as to certain documents.
- Section 97 Reference by accused to Government Officer.
- Section 98 Evidence of previous convictions and general character.1 citing judgment
- Section 99 Lunacy of accused.
- Section 100 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.
- Section 101 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 100.
- Section 102 Release of lunatic accused.
- Section 103 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.
- Section 104 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial.
- Section 105 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed.
- Section 106 Powers of Security Force Court in relation to proceedings under this Act.
- Section 107 Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed.
- Section 108 Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Security Force Court.
- Section 109 Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Security Force Court.
- Section 110 Limitation of powers of confirming authority.
- Section 111 Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences.
- Section 112 Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship.
- Section 113 Revision of finding of sentence.
- Section 114 Finding and sentence of a Summary Security Force Court.
- Section 115 Transmission of proceedings of Summary Security Force Courts.
- Section 116 Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases.
- Section 117 Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Security Force Courts.
- Section 118 Annulment of proceedings.
- Section 119 Form of sentence of death.
- Section 120 Commencement of sentence of imprisonment.
- Section 121 Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
- Section 121A Period of custody undergone by a person to be set-off against the imprisonment.
- Section 122 Temporary custody of offender.
- Section 123 Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.
- Section 124 Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.
- Section 125 Communication of certain orders to prison officers.
- Section 126 Execution of sentence of fine.
- Section 127 Informality or error in the order or warrant.
- Section 128 Pardon and remission.
- Section 129 Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission.
- Section 130 Suspension of sentence of imprisonment.
- Section 131 Orders pending suspension.
- Section 132 Release on suspension.
- Section 133 Computation of period of suspension.
- Section 134 Order after suspension.
- Section 135 Reconsideration of case after suspension.
- Section 136 Fresh sentence after suspension.
- Section 137 Scope of power of suspension.
- Section 138 Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal.
- Section 139 Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force.1 citing judgment
- Section 140 Protection for acts of members of the Force.
- Section 141 Power to make rules.
- Section 142 Provisions as to existing Border Security Force.
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