Title : Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of Petty Security Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1968
The findings and sentences of Petty Security Force Courts may be confirmed by an officer having power to convene a General Security Force Court or by any officer empowered in this behalf by warrant of such officer. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Revision of Finding or Sentence
State : Central
Year : 1968
(1) Any finding or sentence of a Security Force Court which requires confirmation may be once revised by order of the confirming authority and on such revision, the court, if so directed by the confirming authority, may take additional evidence. (2) The court, on revision, shall consist of the same officers as were present when the original decision was passed, unless any of those officers are unavoidably absent. (3) In case of such unavoidable absence the cause thereof shall be duly certified in the proceedings, and the court shall proceed with the revision, provided that, if a General Security Force Court, it still consists of five officers, or, if a Petty Security Force Court, of three officers. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Orders Pending Suspension
State : Central
Year : 1968
(1) Where the sentence referred to in section 130 is imposed by a Security Force Court other than a Summary Security Force Court the confirming officer may, when confirming the sentence, direct that the offender be not committed to prison or to Force custody until the orders of the authority or officer specified in section 130, have been obtained. (2) Where a sentence of imprisonment is imposed by a Summary Security Force Court, the officer holding the trial or the officer authorised to approve of the sentence under subsection (2) of section 114 may make the direction referred to in sub-section (1). View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Short Title and Commencement
State : Central
Year : 1968
(1) This Act may be called the Border Security Force Act, 1968. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. ____________________ 1. Came into force on IstMarch, 1969, videS.0. 732, dated 20th February, 1969, Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, Section 3(ii), p.235. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Interval Between Committal and Trial
State : Central
Year : 1968
In every case where any such person as is mentioned in section 57 and as is not on active duty, remains in such custody for a longer period than eight days without a Security Force Court for his trial being convened, a special report giving reasons for the delay shall be made by his Commandant in the manner prescribed, and a similar report shall be forwarded at intervals of every eight days until a Security Force Court is convened or such person is released from custody. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Convene a General Security Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1968
A General Security Force Court may be convened by the Central Government or the Director-General or by any officer empowered in this behalf by warrant of the Director-General. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Composition of General Security Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1968
A General Security Force Court shall consist of not less than five officers, each of whom has held the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police for not less than three whole years and of whom not less than four are of a rank not below that of a confirmed Deputy Superintendent of Police. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section and section 69 "Deputy Superintendent of Police" includes any post of a higher rank and any post declared by Central Government by notification to be an equivalent post as also any post higher in rank than the post so declared. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Composition of a Petty Security Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1968
A Petty Security Force Court shall consist of not less than three officers each of whom has held the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police for not less than two whole years. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Summary Security Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1968
(1) A Summary Security Force Court may be held by the Commandant of any unit of the Force and he alone shall constitute the Court. (2) The proceedings shall be attended throughout by two other persons who shall be officers or subordinate officers or one of either, and who shall not as such, be sworn or affirmed. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Presiding Officer
State : Central
Year : 1968
At every General Security Force Court or Petty Security Force Court, the senior member shall be the Presiding Officer. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section