CourtMesh

Section 71: Powers of a Summary Security Guard Court.

The National Security Guard Act, 1986Central Act · Act 47 of 1986

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), a Summary Security Guard Court may try any offence punishable under this Act.

(2) When there is no grave reason for immediate action a reference can, without detriment to discipline, be made to the officer empowered to convene a Petty Security Force Court for the trial of the alleged offender, an officer holding a Summary Security Guard Court shall not try without such reference any offence punishable under any of the sections 15, 17 and 45, or any offence against the officer holding the Court.

(3) A Summary Security Guard Court may try any person subject to this Act and under the command of the officer holding the Court, except an officer, or an Assistant Commander.

(4) A Summary Security Guard Court may pass any sentence which may be passed under this Act, except the sentence of death or of imprisonment for a term exceeding the limit specified in sub-section (5).

(5) The limit referred to in sub-section (4) shall be,—

(a) one year, if the officer holding the Security Guard Court holds the rank not below that of a Group Commander;

(b) three months, in any other case.

Where this provision sits

ActThe National Security Guard Act, 1986
Section71
Marginal notePowers of a Summary Security Guard Court.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? The National Security Guard Act, 1986 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.