In force · As amended up to 2026-08
90. Collective fines .—(1) Whenever any weapon or part of a weapon forming part of the equipment of a unit or detachment is lost or stolen, the officer commanding such unit or detachment may, after obtaining the report of a Court of inquiry, impose a collective fine upon the warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of such unit, or upon so many of them as, in his judgment, should be held responsible for such loss, or theft.
obtaining the report of a Court of inquiry, impose a collective fine upon the warrant officers,
1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1955, s. 2 and the Schedule, for "the Commander-in-Chief"(w.e.f. 7-5-1955).
(2) Such fine shall be assessed as a percentage on the pay of the individuals on whom it falls.
Source: India Code