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The Border Security Force Act, 1968

107 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. X — MISCELLANEOUS
  2. 1Subs. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule, for certain words (w.e.f. 15-5-1986)
  3. I — PRELIMINARY
  4. 2Definitions
  5. 3Persons subject to this Act
  6. II — CONSTITUTION OF THE FORCE AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FORCE
  7. 4Constitution of the Force
  8. 5Control, direction
  9. 6Enrolment
  10. 9Tenure of service under the Act
  11. 10Termination of service by Central Government
  12. 11Dismissal, removal of reduction by the Director-General and by other officers
  13. 12Certificate of termination of service
  14. 13Restrictions respecting right to form association, freedom of speech, etc
  15. III — OFFENCES
  16. 14Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
  17. 18Desertion and aiding desertion
  18. 19Absence without leave
  19. 21Disobedience to superior officer
  20. 22Insubordination and obstruction
  21. 23False answers on enrolment
  22. 26Intoxication
  23. 32Making away with equipment
  24. 34False accusations
  25. 36Signing in blank and failure to report
  26. 38False evidence
  27. 39Unlawful detention of pay
  28. 41Miscellaneous offences
  29. 43Abetment of offences that have been committed
  30. 46Civil offences
  31. IV — PUNISHMENTS
  32. 48Punishments awardable by Security Force Courts
  33. 49Alternative punishments awardable by Security Force Courts
  34. 54Limit of punishments under section 53
  35. 55Punishment of persons of and below the rank of subordinate officers by Deputy Inspectors-General and others
  36. 56Collective fines
  37. V — ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
  38. 57Custody of offenders
  39. 58Duty of Commandant in regard to detention
  40. 59Interval between committal and trial
  41. 61Capture of deserters
  42. 62Inquiry into absence without leave
  43. 63Force police officers
  44. VI — SECURITY FORCE COURTS
  45. 66Power to convence a Petty Security Force Court
  46. 67Contents of warrants issued under sections 65 and 66
  47. 68Composition of General Security Force Court
  48. 69Composition of a Petty Security Force Court
  49. 70Summary Security Force Court
  50. 71Dissolution of a Security Force Court
  51. 73Powers of a Petty Security Force Court
  52. 74Powers of a Summary Security Force Court
  53. 75Prohibition of second trial
  54. 76Period of limitation for trial for an offence of desertion in certain cases
  55. 77Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
  56. 78Application of Act during term of sentence
  57. 79Place of trial
  58. 80Choice between criminal court and Security Force Court
  59. 81Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
  60. VII — PROCEDURE OF SECURITY FORCE COURTS
  61. 82Presiding Officer
  62. 83Law Officers
  63. 84Challenges
  64. 85Oaths of member, Law Officer and witness
  65. 86Voting by members
  66. 87General rule as to evidence
  67. 88Judicial notice
  68. 89Summoning witnesses
  69. 90Documents exempted from production
  70. 91Commissions for examination of witnesses
  71. 92Examination of a witness on commission
  72. 93Conviction of offence not charged
  73. 94Presumption as to signatures
  74. 95Enrolment paper
  75. 96Presumption as to certain documents
  76. 97Reference by accused to Government Officer
  77. 98Evidence of previous convictions and general character
  78. 99Lunacy of accused
  79. 100Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
  80. 101Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 100
  81. 102Release of lunatic accused
  82. 103Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
  83. 105Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
  84. VIII — CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
  85. 107Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed
  86. 108Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Security Force Court
  87. 109Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Security Force Court
  88. 110Limitation of powers of confirming authority
  89. 113Revision of finding or sentence
  90. 114Finding and sentence of a Summary Security Force Court
  91. 115Transmission of proceedings of Summary Security Force Courts
  92. 116Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
  93. 117Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Security Force Court
  94. IX — EXECUTION OF SENTENCE, PARDONS, REMISSIONS, ETC.
  95. 119Form of sentence of death
  96. 120Commencement of sentence of imprisonment
  97. 121Execution of sentence of imprisonment
  98. 123Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases
  99. 124Conveyance of prisoner from place to place
  100. 125Communication of certain orders to prison officers
  101. 126Execution of sentence of fine
  102. 127Informality or error in the order or warrant
  103. 128Pardon and remission
  104. 129Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission
  105. 130Suspension of sentence of imprisonment
  106. 131Orders pending suspension
  107. 132Release on suspension
  108. 133Computation of period of suspension
  109. 134Order after suspension
  110. 135Reconsideration of case after suspension
  111. 136Fresh sentence after suspension
  112. 137Scope of power of suspension
  113. 138Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal
  114. X — MISCELLANEOUS
  115. 139Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force
  116. 140Protection for acts of members of the Force
  117. 141Power to make rules
  118. 142Provisions as to existing Border Security Force