The Assam Rifles Act, 2006

Sections

1. I — PRELIMINARY
2. 1Short title and commencement
3. 2Definitions
4. 3Persons subject to this Act
5. II — CONSTITUTION OF THE FORCE AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FORCE
6. 4Constitution of Force
7. 5Control, direction, etc
8. 6Enrolment
9. 7Liability for service outside India
10. 8Resignation and withdrawal from the post
11. 9Tenure of service under the Act
12. 10Termination of service by Central Government
13. 11Dismissal, removal or reduction by Director-General and by other officers
14. 12Certificate of termination of service
15. 13Restrictions on right to form association, freedom of speech, etc
16. III — SERVICE PRIVILEGES
17. 14Authorised deduction only to be made from pay
18. 15Remady of aggrieved persons other than officers
19. 16Remedy of aggrieved officers
20. 17Immunity from attachment
21. 18Immunity from arrest for debt
22. 19Immunity of persons attending Assam Rifles Court from arrest
23. 20Savings of rights and privileges under other laws
24. IV — OFFENCES
25. 21Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
26. 22Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
27. 23Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
28. 24Mutiny
29. 25Desertion and aiding desertion
30. 26Absence without leave
31. 27Striking or threatening superior officers
32. 28Disobedience to superior officer
33. 29Insubordination and obstruction
34. 30Fraudulent enrolment
35. 31False answers on enrolment
36. 32Unbecoming conduct
37. 33Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
38. 34Ill-treating a subordinate
39. 35Intoxication
40. 36Permitting escape of person in custody
41. 37Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
42. 38Escape from custody
43. 39Offences in respect of property
44. 40Extortion and corruption
45. 41Making away with equipment
46. 42Injury to property
47. 43False accusations
48. 44Falsifying official document and false declarations
49. 46Offences relating to Assam Rifles Court
50. 47False evidence
51. 48Unlawful detention of pay
52. 49Violation of good order and discipline
53. 50Miscellaneous offences
54. 51Attempt
55. 52Abetment of offences that have been committed
56. 53Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
57. 54Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
58. 55Civil offences
59. 56Civil offences not triable by an Assam Rifles Court
60. V — PUNISHMENTS
61. 57Punishment awardable by Assam Rifles Courts
62. 58Alternative punishments awardable by Assam Rifles Courts
63. 59Combination of punishments
64. 60Retention in the Force of a person convicted on active duty
65. 61Punishments otherwise than by Assam Rifles Courts
66. 62Minor punishments
67. 63Limit of punishments under section 62
68. 64Punishment of officers below the rank of Deputy Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer
69. 65Punishment of officers below the rank of a Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by t
70. 66Punishment of subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Commandant, etc
71. 67Collective fines
72. 68Deductions from pay and allowances of officers
73. 69Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers
74. 70Computation of time of absence of custody
75. 71Pay and allowances during trial
76. 72Limit of certain deductions
77. 73Deduction from public money due to a person
78. 74Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct
79. 75Remission of deductions
80. 76Provision for dependents of prisoner of war from remitted deductions
81. 77Provision for dependents of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances
82. 78Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war
83. VII — ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
84. 79Custody of offenders
85. 80Duty of Commandant in regard to detention
86. 81Interval between committal and trial
87. 82Arrest by civil authorities
88. 83Capture of deserters
89. 84Inquiry into absence without leave
90. 85Force Police Officers
91. VIII — ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
92. 86Kinds of Assam Rifles Courts
93. 87Power to convene a General Assam Rifles Court
94. 88Power to convene a Petty Assam Rifles Court
95. 89Contents of warrants issued under sections 87 and 88
96. 90Composition of General Assam Rifles Court
97. 91Composition of a Petty Assam Rifles Court
98. 92Summary Assam Rifles Court
99. 93Dissolution of an Assam Rifles Court
100. 94Power of General Assam Rifles Court
101. 95Power of a Petty Assam Rifles Court
102. 96Power of a Summary Assam Rifles Court
103. 97Prohibition of second trial
104. 98Period of limitation for trial
105. 99Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
106. 100Application of this Act during term of sentence
107. 101Place of trial
108. 102Choice between criminal court and Assam Rifles Court
109. 103Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
110. IX — PROCEDURE OF ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
111. 104Presiding Officer
112. 105Law Officer
113. 106Challenges
114. 107Oath of member, Law Officer and witness
115. 108Voting by members
116. 109General rule as to evidence
117. 110Judicial notice
118. 111Summoning of witness
119. 112Documents exempted from production
120. 113Commission for examination of witness
121. 114Examination of witness on commission
122. 115Conviction of offences not charged
123. 116Presumption as to signatures
124. 117Enrolment paper
125. 118Presumption as to certain documents
126. 119Reference by accused to Government officer
127. 120Evidence of previous convictions and general character
128. 121Lunacy of accused
129. 122Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
130. 123Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 122
131. 124Release of lunatic accused
132. 125Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
133. 126Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
134. 127Order of disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
135. 128Powers of Assam Rifles Court in relation to proceedings under this Act
136. X — CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
137. 129Finding and sentence not valid unless confirmed
138. 130Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Assam Rifles Court
139. 131Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Assam Rifles Court
140. 132Limitation of powers of confirming authority
141. 133Power for confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
142. 134Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
143. 135Revision of finding or sentence
144. 136Finding and sentence of a Summary Assam Rifles Court
145. 137Transmission of proceedings of Summary Assam Rifles court
146. 138Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
147. 139Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Assam Rifles Court
148. 140Annulment of proceedings
149. XI — EXECUTION OF SENTENCE, PARDON, REMISSION, ETC.
150. 141Form of sentence of death
151. 142Commencement of sentence of imprisonment
152. 143Execution of sentence of imprisonment
153. 144Temporary custody of offender
154. 145Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases
155. 146Conveyance of prisoner from place to place
156. 147Communication of certain orders to prison officers
157. 148Execution of sentence of fine
158. 149Informality or error in order or warrant
159. 150Pardon and remission
160. 151Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission
161. 152Suspension of sentence of imprisonment
162. 153Orders pending suspension
163. 154Release on suspension
164. 155Computation of period of suspension
165. 156Order after suspension
166. 157Reconsideration of case after suspension
167. 158Fresh sentence after suspension
168. 159Scope of power of suspension
169. 160Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal
170. XII — MISCELLANEOUS
171. 161Disposal of property of the members of the Force
172. 162Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force
173. 163Protection for acts of members of the Force
174. 164Power of Central Government to remove difficulties
175. 165Power to make rules
176. 166Power to make regulations
177. 167Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
178. 168Repeal and savings