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Border Security Force Act, 1968 Chapter III

Title: Offences

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....to this Act who deserts or attemps to desert the service shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court,-- (a) if he commits the offence when on active duty or when under order for active duty, be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and (b) if he commits the offence under any other circumstances, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (2) Any person subject to this Act who knowingly harbours any such deserter shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. (3) Any person subject to this Act who, being cognizant of any desertion or attempt at desertion of a person subject to this Act, does not forthwith give notice to his own or some other superior officer, or take any steps in his power to cause such person to be apprehended, shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. Section 19 -.....

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Section 17

Title: Mutiny

State: Central

Year: 1968

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) begins, incites, causes or conspires with any other person to cause any mutiny in the Force or in the military, naval or air forces of India or any forces co-operating therewith; or (b) joins in any such mutiny; or (c) being present at any such mutiny, does not use his utmost endeavours to suppress the same; or (d) knowing or having reason to believe in the existence of any such mutiny, or of any intention to mutiny or of any such conspiracy, does not, without delay, give information thereof to his Commandant or other superior officer; or (e) endeavours to seduce any person in the Force or in the military, naval or air forces of India or any forces co-operating therewith from his duty or allegiance to the Union, shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court, be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....includes all armed mutineers, armed rebels, armed rioters, pirates and any person in arms against whom it is the duty of any person subject to this Act to take action; (k) "enrolled person" means an under-officer or other person enrolled under this Act; (l) "Force" means the Border Security Force; (m) "Force custody" means the arrest or confinement of a member of the Force according to rules; (n) "Inspector-General" means the Inspector-General of the Force appointed under section 5-; (o) "member of the Force" means an officer, a subordinate officer, an under-officer or other enrolled person; (p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (q) "offence" means any act or omission punishable under this Act and includes a civil offence; (r) "officer" means a person appointed or in pay as an officer of the Force, but does rot include a subordinate officer or an under-officer; (s) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act: (t) "rule" means a rule made under this Act; (u) "Security Force Court" means a Court referred to in section 64-; (v) "subordinate officer" means a person appointed or in pay as a Subedar-Major, a Subedar or a.....