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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Border Security Force Act, 1968

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51338

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Border Security Force Act, 1968 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 - The Border Security Force Act, 1968
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title and Commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Persons Subject to This Act
ChapterII - Constitution of the Force and Conditions of Service of the Members of the Force
Section4 - Constitution of the Force
Section5 - Control, Direction, Etc.
Section6 - Enrolment
Section7 - Liability for Service Outside India
Section8 - Resignation and Withdrawal from the Post
Section9 - Tenure of Service Under the Act
Section10 - Termination of Service by Central Government
Section11 - Dismissal, Removal or Reduction by the Director-general and by Other Officers
Section12 - Certificate of Termination of Service
Section13 - Restrictions Respecting Right to Form Association, Freedom of Speech, Etc.
ChapterIII - Offences
Section14 - Offences in Relation to the Enemy and Punishable with Death
Section15 - Offences in Relation to the Enemy and Not Punishable with Death
Section16 - Offences Punishable More Severely on Active Duty Than at Other Times
Section17 - Mutiny
Section18 - Desertion and Aiding Desertion
Section19 - Absence Without Leave
Section20 - Striking or Threatening Superior Officers
Section21 - Disobedience to Superior Officer
Section22 - Insubordination and Obstruction
Section23 - False Answers on Enrolment
Section24 - Certain Forms of Disgraceful Conduct
Section25 - Ill-treating a Subordinate
Section26 - Intoxication
Section27 - Permitting Escape of Person in Custody
Section28 - Irregularity in Connection with Arrest or Confinement
Section29 - Escape from Custody
Section30 - Offences in Respect of Property
Section31 - Extortion and Corruption
Section32 - Making Away with Equipment
Section33 - Injury to Property
Section34 - False Accusations
Section35 - Falsifying Official Documents and False Declarations
Section36 - Signing in Blank and Failure to Report
Section37 - Offences Relating to Security Force Court
Section38 - False Evidence
Section39 - Unlawful Detention of Pay
Section40 - Violation of Good Order and Discipline
Section41 - Miscellaneous Offences
Section42 - Attempt
Section43 - Abetment of Offences That Have Been Committed
Section44 - Abetment of Offences Punishable with Death and Not Committed
Section45 - Abetment of Offences Punishable with Imprisonment and Not Committed
Section46 - Civil Offences
Section47 - Civil Offences Not Triable by a Security Force Court
ChapterIV - Punishments
Section48 - Punishments Awardable by Security Force Courts
Section49 - Alternative Punishments Awardable by Security Force Courts
Section50 - Combination of Punishments
Section51 - Retention in the Force of a Person Convicted on Active Duty
Section52 - Punishments Otherwise Than by Security Force Courts
Section53 - Minor Punishments
Section54 - Limit of Punishments Under Section 53
Section55 - Punishment of Persons of and Below the Rank of Subordinate Officers by Deputy Inspectors-general and Others
Section56 - Collective Fines
ChapterV - Arrest and Proceedings Before Trial
Section57 - Custody of Offenders
Section58 - Duty of Commandant in Regard to Detention
Section59 - Interval Between Committal and Trial
Section60 - Arrest by Civil Authorities
Section61 - Capture of Deserters
Section62 - Inquiry into Absence Without Leave
Section63 - Force Police Officers
ChapterVII - Security Force Courts
Section64 - Kinds of Security Force Courts
Section65 - Power to Convene a General Security Force Court
Section66 - Power to Convene a Petty Security Force Court
Section67 - Contents of Warrants Issued Under Sections 65 and 66
Section68 - Composition of General Security Force Court
Section69 - Composition of a Petty Security Force Court
Section70 - Summary Security Force Court
Section71 - Dissolution of a Security Force Court
Section72 - Powers of a General Security Force Court
Section73 - Powers of a Petty Security Force Court
Section74 - Powers of a Summary Security Force Court
Section75 - Prohibition of Second Trial
Section76 - Period of Limitation for Trial for an Offence of Desertion in Certain Cases
Section77 - Trial, Etc., of Offender Who Ceases to Be Subject to This Act
Section78 - Application of Act During Term of Sentence
Section79 - Place of Trial
Section80 - Choice Between Criminal Court and Security Force Court
Section81 - Power of Criminal Court to Require Delivery of Offender
ChapterVII - Procedure of Security Force Courts
Section82 - Presiding Officer
Section83 - Law Officer
Section84 - Challenge
Section85 - Oaths of Member, Law Officer and Witness
Section86 - Voting by Members
Section87 - General Rule as to Evidence
Section88 - Judicial Notice
Section89 - Summoning Witnesses
Section90 - Documents Exempted from Production
Section91 - Commissions for Examination of Witnesses
Section92 - Examination of Witness on Commission
Section93 - Conviction of Offence Not Charged
Section94 - Presumption as to Signatures
Section95 - Enrolment Paper
Section96 - Presumption as to Certain Documents
Section97 - Reference by Accused to Government Officer
Section98 - Evidence of Previous Convictions and General Character
Section99 - Lunacy of Accused
Section100 - Subsequent Fitness of Lunatic Accused for Trial
Section101 - Transmission to Central Government of Orders Under Section 100
Section102 - Release of Lunatic Accused
Section103 - Delivery of Lunatic Accused to Relatives
Section104 - Order for Custody and Disposal of Property Pending Trial
Section105 - Order for Disposal of Property Regarding Which Offence is Committed
Section106 - Powers of Security Force Court in Relation to Proceedings Under This Act
ChapterVIII - Confirmation and Revision
Section107 - Finding and Sentence Not Valid, Unless Confirmed
Section108 - Power to Confirm Finding And, Sentence of General Security Force Court
Section109 - Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of Petty Security Force Court
Section110 - Limitation of Powers of Confirming Authority
Section111 - Power of Confirming Authority to Mitigate, Remit or Commute Sentences
Section112 - Confirming of Findings and Sentences on Board a Ship
Section113 - Revision of Finding or Sentence
Section114 - Finding and Sentence of a Summary Security Force Court
Section115 - Transmission of Proceedings of Summary Security Force Courts
Section116 - Alteration of Finding or Sentence in Certain Cases
Section117 - Remedy Against Order, Finding or Sentence of Security Force Court
Section118 - Annulment of Proceedings
ChapterIX - Execution of Sentence, Pardons, Remissions, Etc.
Section119 - Form of Sentence of Death
Section120 - Commencement of Sentence of Imprisonment
Section121 - Execution of Sentence of Imprisonment
Section121A - Period of Custody Undergone by a Person to Be Set-off Against the Imprisonment
Section122 - Temporary Custody of Offender
Section123 - Execution of Sentence of Imprisonment in Special Cases
Section124 - Conveyance of Prisoner from Place to Place
Section125 - Communication of Certain Orders to Prison Officers
Section126 - Execution of Sentence of Fine
Section127 - Informality or Error in the Order or Warrant
Section128 - Pardon and Remission
Section129 - Cancellation of Conditional Pardon, Release on Parole or Remission
Section130 - Suspension of Sentence of Imprisonment
Section131 - Orders Pending Suspension
Section132 - Release on Suspension
Section133 - Computation of Period of Suspension
Section134 - Order After Suspension
Section135 - Reconsideration of Case After Suspension
Section136 - Fresh Sentence After Suspension
Section137 - Scope of Power of Suspension
Section138 - Effect of Suspension and Remission on Dismissal
ChapterX - Miscellaneous
Section139 - Powers and Duties Conferable and Imposable on Members of the Force
Section140 - Protection for Acts of Members of the Force
Section141 - Power to Make Rules
Section142 - Provisions as to Existing Border Security Force

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