In force · As amended up to 2026-08
3. Certain words omitted by s. 8, ibid .
4. The words "the field punishment" omitted by s. 8, ibid .
(i) any sum required by order of the Central Government or any prescribed officer to be paid for the maintenance of his wife or his legitimate or illegitimate child or towards the cost of any relief given by the said Government to the said wife or child.
3. The main objects of the revision of the Army Acts are—
(a) to make it self-sufficient by incorporating the relevant provisions from certain other related enactments;
(b) to adapt the existing provisions to suit the new constitutional set up and present day requirements; and
(c) on the one hand, to bridge the gap between the Army and the Civil Laws as far as possible in the matter of punishments for offences and, on the other, to eliminate the disparity between the corresponding provisions of the law governing the Army and the Air Force.
Source: India Code