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Army Act, 1950 Section 183

Title : Orders Pending Suspension

State : Central

Year : 1950

(1) Where the sentence referred to in section 182 is imposed by a court-martial other than a summary court-martial, the confirming officer may, when confirming the sentence, direct that the offender be not committed to prison or to military custody until the orders of the authority or officer specified in section 182 have been obtained. (2) Where a sentence of imprisonment is imposed by a summary court-martial, the officer holding the trial or the officer authorised to approve of the sentence under sub-section (2) of section 161, may make the direction referred to in sub-section (1). View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 187

Title : Reconsideration of Case After Suspension

State : Central

Year : 1950

(1) Where a sentence has been suspended, the case may at any time, and shall at intervals of not more than four months, be reconsidered by the authority or officer specified in section 182, or by any general or other officer not below the rank of field officer duly authorised by the authority or officer specified in section 182. (2) Where on such reconsideration by the officer so authorised it appears to him that the conduct of the offender since his conviction has been such as to justify a remission of the sentence, he shall refer the matter to the authority or officer specified in section 182. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 190

Title : Effect of Suspension and Remission on Dismissal.

State : Central

Year : 1950

(1) Where in addition to any other sentence the punishment of dismissal has been awarded by a court-martial, and such other sentence is suspended under section 182, then, such dismissal shall not take effect until so ordered by the authority or offecier specified in section 182. (2) If such other sentence is remitted under section 186, the punishment of dismissal shall also be remitted. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 193

Title : Publication of Rules and Regulations in Gazette

State : Central

Year : 1950

All rules and regulations made under this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette and, on such publication, shall have effect as if enacted in this Act. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 15

Title : Validity of Enrolment

State : Central

Year : 1950

Every person who has for the space of three months been in receipt of pay as a person enrolled under this Act and been borne on the rolls of any corps or department shall be deemed to have been duly enrolled, and shall, not be entitled to claim his discharge on the ground of any irregularity or illegality in his enrolment or on any other ground whatsoever; and if any person, in receipt of such pay and borne on the rolls as aforesaid, claims his discharge before the expiry of three months from his enrolment, no such irregularity or illegality or other ground shall, until he is discharged in pursuance of his claim, affect his position as an enrolled person under this Act or invalidate any proceeding, act or thing taken or done prior to his discharge. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 29

Title : Immunity from Arrest for Debt

State : Central

Year : 1950

(1) No person subject to this Act shall, so long as he belongs to the Forces, be liable to be arrested for debt under any process issued by, or by the authority of, any civil or revenue court or revenue officer. (2) The judge of any such court or the said officer may-examine into any complaint made by such person or his superior officer of the arrest of such person contrary to the provisions of this section and may, by warrant under his hand, discharge the person, and award reasonable costs to the complainant, who may recover those costs in like manner as he might have recovered costs awarded to him by a decree against the person obtaining the process. (3) For the recovery of such costs no court-fee shall be payable by the complainant. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 31

Title : Privileges of Reservists

State : Central

Year : 1950

Every person belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces shall, when called out for or engaged in or returning from, training or service, be entitled to all the privileges accorded by sections 28 and 29 to a person subject to this Act. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 36

Title : Offences Punishable More Severely on Active Service Than at Other Times

State : Central

Year : 1950

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) forces a safeguard, or forces or uses criminal force to a sentry; or (b) breaks into any house or other place in search of plunder; or (c) being a sentry sleeps upon his post, or is intoxicated; or (d) without orders from his superior officer leaves his guard, picquet, patrol or post; or (e) intentionally or through neglect occasions a false alarm in camp, garrison, or quarters; or spreads reports calculated to create unnecessary alarm or despondency; or (f) makes known the parole, watchword or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it; or knowingly gives a parole, watchword or countersign different from what he received, shall, on conviction by court-martial, if he..... View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 40

Title : Striking or Threatening Superior Officers

State : Central

Year : 1950

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) uses criminal force to or assaults his superior officer; or (b) uses threatening language to such officer, or (c) uses insubordinate language to such officer, shall, on conviction by court-martial, if, such officer is at the time in the execution of his office or, if the offence is committed on active service, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and in other cases, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned: Provided that in the case of an offence specified in clause (c), the imprisonment shall not..... View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Army Act, 1950 Section 55

Title : Injury to Property

State : Central

Year : 1950

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) destroys or injures any property mentioned in clause (a) of section 54 or any property belonging to any military, naval or air force mess, band or institution, or to any person subject to military, naval or air force law , or serving with, or attached to, the regular Army; or (b) commits any act which causes damage to, or destruction of, any property of the Government by fire; or (c) kills, injures, makes away with, ill-treats or loses any animal entrusted to him, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable, if he has acted wilfully, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and if he has acted..... View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section


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