Title : Retention in the Force of a Person Convicted on Active Duty
State : Central
Year : 1992
When on active duty an enrolled person has been sentenced by a Force Court to imprisonment whether combined with dismissal or not, the prescribed officer may direct that such person may be retained to serve in the ranks, and such service shall be reckoned as part of his term of imprisonment. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Interval Between Committal and Trial
State : Central
Year : 1992
In every case where any such person as is mentioned in section 69 and as is not on active duty, remains in such custody for a longer period than eight days without a Force Court for his trial being convened, a special report giving reasons for the delay shall be made by his commanding officer in the manner prescribed, and a similar report shall be forwarded at intervals of every eight days until a Force Court is convened or such person is released from custody. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Force Police Officers
State : Central
Year : 1992
(1) The Director-General or any prescribed officer may appoint persons (in this Act referred to as Force Police) for discharging the functions specified in sub-sections (2) and (3). (2) The duties of a person appointed under sub-section (1) are to take charge of persons confined for any offence, to preserve good order and discipline and to prevent breaches of the same by persons serving in, or attached to the Force. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 69, a person appointed under subjection (I) may, at any time, arrest and detain for trial any person subject to this Act who commits, or is charged with, an offence and may also carry into effect any punishment to be inflicted in pursuance of a sentence awarded by a Force Court or by an officer exercising authority under..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Convene a General Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1992
A General Force Court may be convened by the Central Government or the Director-General or by an officer empowered in this behalf by warrant of the Director-General. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Composition of a General Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1992
A General Force Court shall consist of not less than five officers. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Composition of a Petty Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1992
A Petty Force Court shall consist of not less than three officers. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Summary Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1992
(1) A Summary Force Court may be held by the commanding officer of any unit 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 : 1992
At every General Force Court or Petty Force Court, the senior member shall be the presiding officer. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Judge Attorneys
State : Central
Year : 1992
Every General Force Court shall, and every Petty Force Court may, be attended by a Judge Attorney or a Deputy Judge Attorney-General or an Additional Judge Attorney-General, or, if no such officer is available, an officer approved by the Judge Attorney-General or by any officer authorised in this behalf by the Judge Attorney-General. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Challenges
State : Central
Year : 1992
(1) At all trials by a General Force Court or by a Petty Force Court, as soon as the Court is assembled, the names of the presiding officer and members shall be read over to the accused, who shall thereupon be asked whether he objects to being tried by any officer sitting on the Court. (2) If the accused objects to such officer, his objection and also the reply thereto of the officer objected to shall be heard and recorded and the remaining officers of the Court shall, in the absence of the challenged officer decide on the objection. (3) If the objection is allowed by one-half or more of the votes of the officers entitled to vote, the objection shall be allowed and the member objected to shall retire, and his vacancy may be filled in the prescribed manner, by another officer subject..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section