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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Army Act, 1950

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51232

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Army Act, 1950 is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Preamble1 - Army Act, 1950
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title and Commencement
Section2 - Persons Subject to This Act
Section3 - Definitions
ChapterII - Special Provisions for the Application of Act in Certain Cases
Section4 - Application of Act to Certain Forces Under Central Government
Section5 - Application of Act to Forces of Part B States [Repealed]
Section6 - Special Provision as to Rank in Certain Cases
Section7 - Commanding Officer of Persons Subject to Military Law Under Clause (I) of Section 2
Section8 - Officers Exercising Powers in Certain Cases
Section9 - Power to Declare Persons to Be on Active Service
ChapterIII - Commission, Appointment and Enrolment
Section10 - Commission and Appointment
Section11 - Ineligibility of Aliens for Enrolment
Section12 - Ineligibility of Females for Enrolment or Employment
Section13 - Procedure Before Enrolling Officer
Section14 - Mode of Enrolment
Section15 - Validity of Enrolment
Section16 - Persons to Be Attested
Section17 - Mode of Attestation
ChapterIV - Conditions of Service
Section18 - Tenure of Service Under the Act
Section19 - Termination of Service by Central Government
Section20 - Dismissal, Removal or Reduction by the Chief of the Army Staff and by Other Officers
Section21 - Power to Modify Certain Fundamental Rights in their Application to Persons Subject of This Act
Section22 - Retirement, Release or Discharge
Section23 - Certificate on Termination of Service
Section24 - Discharge or Dismissal when out of India
ChapterV - Service Privileges
Section25 - Authorised Deductions Only to Be Made from Pay
Section26 - Remedy of Aggrieved Persons Other Than Officers
Section27 - Remedy of Aggrieved Officers
Section28 - Immunity from Attachment
Section29 - Immunity from Arrest for Debt
Section30 - Immunity of Persons Attending Courts-martial from Arrest
Section31 - Privileges of Reservists
Section32 - Priority in respect of army personnel's litigation
Section33 - Saving of Rights and Privileges Under Laws
ChapterVI - Offences
Section34 - Offences in Relation to the Enemy and Punishable with Death
Section35 - Offences in Relation to the Enemy and Not Punishable with Death
Section36 - Offences Punishable More Severely on Active Service Than at Other Times
Section37 - Mutiny
Section38 - Desertion and Aiding Desertion
Section39 - Absence Without Leave
Section40 - Striking or Threatening Superior Officers
Section41 - Disobedience to Superior Officer
Section42 - Insubordination and Obstruction
Section43 - Fraudulent Enrolment
Section44 - False Answers on Enrolment
Section45 - Unbecoming Conduct
Section46 - Certain Forms of Disgraceful Conduct
Section47 - Ill-treating a Subordinate
Section48 - Intoxication
Section49 - Permitting Escape of Person in Custody
Section50 - Irregularity in Connection with Arrest or Confinement
Section51 - Escape from Custody
Section52 - Offences in Respect of Property
Section53 - Extortion and Corruption
Section54 - Making Away with Equipment
Section55 - Injury to Property
Section56 - False Accusations
Section57 - Falsifying Official Documents and False Declaration
Section58 - Signing in Blank and Failure to Report
Section59 - Offences Relating to Courts-martial
Section60 - False Evidence
Section61 - Unlawful Detention of Pay
Section62 - Offences in Relation to Aircraft and Flying
Section63 - Violation of Good Order and Discipline
Section64 - Miscellaneous Offences
Section65 - Attempt
Section66 - Abetment of Offences That Have Been Committed
Section67 - Abetment of Offences Punishable with Death and Not Committed
Section68 - Abetment of Offences Punishable with Imprisonment and Not Committed
Section69 - Civil Offences
Section70 - Civil Offences Not Triable by Court-martial
ChapterVII - Punishments
Section71 - Punishments Awardable by Courts-martial
Section72 - Alternative Punishments Awardable by Court-martial
Section73 - Combination of Punishments
Section74 - Cashiering of Officers
Section75 to 76 - Omitted
Section77 - Result of Certain Punishments in the Case of a Warrant Officer or Non-commissioned Officer
Section78 - Retention in the Ranks of a Person Convicted on Active Service
Section79 - Punishments Otherwise Than by Court-martial
Section80 - Punishment of Persons Other Than Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers
Section81 - Limit of Punishments Under Section 80
Section82 - Punishments in Addition to Those Specified in Section 80
Section83 - Punishment of Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers by Brigade Commanders and Others
Section84 - Punishment of Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers by Area Commanders and Others
Section85 - Punishment of Junior Commissioned Officers
Section86 - Transmission of Proceedings
Section87 - Review of Proceedings
Section88 - Superior Military Authority
Section89 - Collective Fines
ChapterVIII - Penal Deductions
Section90 - Deductions from Pay and Allowances of Officers
Section91 - Deductions from Pay and Allowances of Persons Other Than Officers
Section92 - Computation of Time of Absence or Custody
Section93 - Pay and Allowances During Trial
Section94 - Limit of Certain Deductions
Section95 - Deduction from Public Money Due to a Person
Section96 - Pay and Allowances of Prisoner of War During Inquiry into His Conduct
Section97 - Remission of Deductions
Section98 - Provision for Dependants of Prisoner of War from Remitted Deductions
Section99 - Provision for Dependants of Prisoner of War from His Pay and Allowances
Section100 - Period During Which a Person is Deemed to Be a Prisoner of War
ChapterIX - Arrest and Proceedings Before Trial
Section101 - Custody of Offenders
Section102 - Duty of Commanding Officer in Regard to Detention
Section103 - Interval Between Committal and Court-martial
Section104 - Arrest by Civil Authorities
Section105 - Capture of Deserters
Section106 - Inquiry into Absence Without Leave
Section107 - Provost-marshals
ChapterX - Courts-martial
Section108 - Kinds of Courts-martial
Section109 - Power to Convene a General Court-martial
Section110 - Power to Convene a District Court-martial
Section111 - Contents of Warrants Issued Under Sections 109 and 110
Section112 - Power to Convene a Summary General Court-martial
Section113 - Composition of General Court-martial
Section114 - Composition of District Court-martial
Section115 - Composition of Summary General Court-martial
Section116 - Summary Court-martial
Section117 - Dissolution of Courts-martial
Section118 - Powers of General and Summary General Courts-martial
Section119 - Powers of District Courts-martial
Section120 - Powers of Summary Courts-martial
Section121 - Prohibition of Second Trial
Section122 - Period of Limitation for Trial
Section123 - Liability of Offender Who Ceases to Be Subject to Act
Section124 - Place of Trial
Section125 - Choice Between Criminal Court and Court-martial
Section126 - Power of Criminal Court to Require Delivery of Offender
Section127 - Omitted
ChapterXI - Procedure of Courts-martial
Section128 - Presiding Officer
Section129 - Judge Advocate
Section130 - Challenges
Section131 - Oaths of Member, Judge-advocate and Witness
Section132 - Voting by Members
Section133 - General Rule as to Evidence
Section134 - Judicial Notice
Section135 - Summoning Witnesses
Section136 - Documents Exempted from Production
Section137 - Commissions for Examination of Witnesses
Section138 - Examination of a Witness on Commission
Section139 - Conviction of Offence Not Charged
Section140 - Presumption as to Signatures
Section141 - Enrolment Paper
Section142 - Presumption as to Certain Documents
Section143 - Reference by Accused to Government Officer
Section144 - Evidence of Previous Convictions and General Character
Section145 - Lunacy of Accused
Section146 - Subsequent Fitness of Lunatic Accused for Trial
Section147 - Transmission to Central Government of Orders Under Section 146
Section148 - Release of Lunatic Accused
Section149 - Delivery of Lunatic Accused to Relatives
Section150 - Order for Custody and Disposal of Property Pending Trial
Section151 - Order for Disposal of Property Regarding Which Offence is Committed
Section152 - Powers of Court-martial in Relation to Proceedings Under This Act
ChapterXII - Confirmation and Revision
Section153 - Finding and Sentence Not Valid, Unless Confirmed
Section154 - Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of General Court-martial
Section155 - Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of District Court-martial
Section156 - Limitation of Powers of Confirming Authority
Section157 - Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of Summary General Court-martial
Section158 - Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences
Section159 - Confirming of Findings and Sentences on Board a Ship
Section160 - Revision of Finding or Sentence
Section161 - Finding and Sentence of a Summary Court-martial
Section162 - Transmission of Proceedings of Summary Courts-martial
Section163 - Alteration of Finding or Sentence in Certain Cases
Section164 - Remedy Against Order, Finding or Sentence of Court-martial
Section165 - Annulment of Proceedings
ChapterXIII - Execution of Sentences
Section166 - Form of Sentence of Death
Section167 - Commencement of Sentence of Transportation or Imprisonment
Section168 - Execution of Sentence of Transportation
Section169 - Execution of Sentence of Imprisonment
Section169A - Period of Custody Undergone by the Officer or Person to Be Set off Against the Imprisonment
Section170 - Temporary Custody of Offender
Section171 - Execution of Sentence of Imprisonment in Special Cases
Section172 - Conveyance of Prisoner from Place to Place
Section173 - Communication of Certain Orders to Prison Officers
Section174 - Execution of Sentence of Fine
Section175 - Establishment and Regulation of Military Prisons
Section176 - Informality or Error in the Order or Warrant
Section177 - Power to Make Rules in Respect of Prisons and Prisoners
Section178 - Restriction of Rule-making Power in Regard to Corporal Punishment
ChapterXIV - Pardons, Remissions and Suspensions
Section179 - Pardon and Remission
Section180 - Cancellation of Conditional Pardon, Release on Parole or Remission
Section181 - Reduction of Warrant Officer or Non-commissioned Officer
Section182 - Suspension of Sentence of Transportation or Imprisonment
Section183 - Orders Pending Suspension
Section184 - Release on Suspension
Section185 - Computation of Period of Suspension
Section186 - Order After Suspension
Section187 - Reconsideration of Case After Suspension
Section188 - Fresh Sentence After Suspension
Section189 - Scope of Power of Suspension
Section190 - Effect of Suspension and Remission on Dismissal.
ChapterXV - Rules
Section191 - Power to Make Rules
Section192 - Power to Make Regulations
Section193 - Publication of Rules and Regulations in Gazette
Section193A - Rules and Regulations to Be Laid Before Parliament
Section194 - Repeals
ChapterXVI - Omitted
Schedule1 - The Schedule

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