The Army Act, 1950

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. VIII — PENAL DEDUCTIONS
3. 1Subs. by Act 19 of 1955, s. 2 and the Sch., for the "Commander-in-Chief"
4. XV — RULES
5. 2Although the revision of the Army and the Air Force Acts has been completed, this has not been possi
6. VIII — PENAL DEDUCTIONS
7. 3Certain words omitted by s. 8, ibid
8. XV — RULES
9. 4The following are some of the more important objects sought to be achieved:
10. II — SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ACT IN CERTAIN CASES
11. 6Special provision as to rank in certain cases
12. 7Commanding officer of persons subject to military law under clause (
13. 8Officers exercising powers in certain cases
14. 9Power to declare persons to be on active service
15. III — COMMISSION, APPOINTMENT AND ENROLMENT
16. 10Commission and appointment
17. 11Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment
18. 12Ineligibility of females for enrolment or employment
19. 13Procedure before enrolling officer
20. 14Mode of enrolment
21. 15Validity of enrolment
22. 16Persons to be attested
23. 17Mode of attestation
24. IV — CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
25. 18Tenure of service under the Act
26. 19Termination of service by Central Government
27. 20Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Chief of the Army Staff and by other officers
28. 21Power to modify certain fundamental rights in their application to persons subject to this Act
29. 22Retirement, release or discharge
30. 23Certificate on termination of service
31. 24Discharge or dismissal when out of India
32. V — SERVICE PRIVILEGES
33. 25Authorised deductions only to be made from pay
34. 26Remedy of aggrieved persons other than officers
35. 27Remedy of aggrieved officers
36. 28Immunity from attachment
37. 29Immunity from arrest for debt
38. 30Immunity of persons attending courts-martial from arrest
39. 31Privileges of reservists
40. 32Priority in respect of army personnel's litigation
41. 33Saving of rights and privileges under other laws
42. VI — OFFENCES
43. 34Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
44. 35Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
45. 36Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times
46. 37Mutiny
47. 38Desertion and aiding desertion
48. 39Absence without leave
49. 40Striking or threatening superior officers
50. 41Disobedience to superior officer
51. 42Insubordination and obstruction
52. 43Fraudulent enrolment
53. 44False answers on enrolment
54. 45Unbecoming conduct
55. 46Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
56. 47Ill-treating a subordinate
57. 48Intoxication
58. 49Permitting escape of person in custody
59. 50Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
60. 51Escape from custody
61. 52Offences in respect of property
62. 53Extortion and corruption
63. 54Making away with equipment
64. 55Injury to property
65. 56False accusations
66. 57Falsifying official documents and false declaration
67. 58Signing in blank and failure to repor
68. 59Offences relating to courts-martial
69. 60False evidence
70. 61Unlawful detention of pay
71. 62Offences in relation to aircraft and flying
72. 63Violation of good order and discipline
73. 64Miscellaneous offences
74. 65Attempt
75. 66Abetment of offences that have been committed
76. 67Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
77. 68Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
78. 69Civil offences
79. 70Civil offence not triable by court-martial
80. VII — PUNISHMENTS
81. 71Punishments awardable by courts-martial
82. 72Alternative punishments awardable by court-martial
83. 73Combination of punishments
84. 74Cashiering of officers
85. 77Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer
86. 78Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service
87. 79Punishments otherwise than by court-martial
88. 80Punishment of persons other than officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers
89. 81Limit of punishments under section 80
90. 82Punishments in addition to those specified in section 80
91. 83Punishment of officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers by brigade commanders and other
92. 84Punishment of officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers by area commanders and others
93. 85Punishment of junior commissioned officers
94. 86Transmission of proceedings
95. 87Review of proceedings
96. 88Superior military authority
97. 89Collective fines
98. VIII — PENAL DEDUCTIONS
99. 90Deductions from pay and allowances of officers
100. 91Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers
101. 92Computation of time of absence or custody
102. 93Pay and allowances during trial
103. 94Limit of certain deductions
104. 95Deduction from public money due to a person
105. 96Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct
106. 97Remission of deductions
107. 98Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions
108. 99Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances
109. 100Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war
110. IX — ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
111. 101Custody of offenders
112. 102Duty of commanding officer in regard to detention
113. 103Interval between committal and court-martial
114. 104Arrest by civil authorities
115. 105Capture of deserters
116. 106Inquiry into absence without leave
117. 107Provost-marshals
118. X — COURTS-MARTIAL
119. 108Kinds of courts-martial
120. 109Power to convene a general court-martial
121. 110Power to convene a district court-martial
122. 111Contents of warrants issued under sections 109 and 110
123. 112Power to convene a summary general court-martial
124. 113Composition of general court-martial
125. 114Composition of district court-martial
126. 115Composition of summary general court-martial
127. 116Summary court-martial
128. 117Dissolution of courts-martial
129. 118Powers of general and summary general courts-martial
130. 119Powers of district courts-martial
131. 120Powers of summary courts-martial
132. 121Prohibition of second tria
133. 122Period of limitation for trial
134. 123Liability of offender who ceases to be subject to Act
135. 124Place of trial
136. 125Choice between criminal court and court-martial
137. 126Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
138. XI — PROCEDURE OF COURTS-MARTIAL
139. 128Presiding officer
140. 129Judge advocate
141. 130Challenges
142. 131Oaths of member, judge advocate and witness
143. 132Voting by members
144. 133General rule as to evidence
145. 134Judicial notice
146. 135Summoning witnesses
147. 136Documents exempted from production
148. 137Commissions for examination of witnesses
149. 138Examination of a withness on commission
150. 139Conviction of offence not charged
151. 140Presumption as to signatures
152. 141Enrolment paper
153. 142Presumption as to certain documents
154. 143Reference by accused to Government officer
155. 144Evidence of previous convictions and general character
156. 145Lunacy of accused
157. 146Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
158. 147Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 146
159. 148Release of lunatic accused
160. 149Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
161. 150Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
162. 151Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
163. 152Powers of court-martial in relation to proceedings under this Act
164. XII — CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
165. 153Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed
166. 154Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial
167. 155Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial
168. 156Limitation of powers of confirming authority
169. 157Power to confirm finding and sentence of summary general court-martial
170. 158Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
171. 159Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
172. 160Revision of finding or sentence
173. 161Finding and sentence of a summary court-martial
174. 162Transmission of proceedings of summary courts-martial
175. 163Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
176. 164Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial
177. 165Annulment of proceedings
178. XIII — EXECUTION OF SENTENCES
179. 166Form of sentence of death
180. 167Commencement of sentence of transportation or imprisonment
181. 168Execution of sentence of transportation
182. 169Execution of sentence of imprisonment
183. 169APeriod of custody undergone by the officer or person to be set off against the imprisonment
184. 170Temporary custody of offender
185. 171Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases
186. 172Conveyance of prisoner from place to place
187. 173Communication of certain orders to prison officers
188. 174Execution of sentence of fine
189. 175Establishment and regulation of military prisons
190. 176Informality or error in the order or warrant
191. 177Power to make rules in respect of prisons and prisoners
192. 178Restriction of rule making power in regard to corporal punishment
193. XIV — PARDONS, REMISSIONS AND SUSPENSIONS
194. 179Pardon and remission
195. 180Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission
196. 181Reduction of warrant officer or non-commissioned office
197. 182Suspension of sentence of transportation or imprisonment
198. 183Orders pending suspension
199. 184Release on suspension
200. 185Computation of period of suspension
201. 186Order after suspension
202. 187Reconsideration of case after suspension
203. 188Fresh sentence after suspension
204. 189Scope of power of suspension
205. 190Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal
206. XV — RULES
207. 191Power to make rules
208. 192Power to make regulations
209. 193Publication of rules and regulations in Gazette
210. 193ARules and regulations to be laid before Parliament