Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
29. In every case in which an offender is sentenced to a fine for the breach of any rule made under section twenty-five, the amount may in case of non-payment be levied by distress and sale of any moveable property of the offender which may be found within the limits of the cantonment.
Imprisonment in case fine not levied.
If no such property sufficient for the payment of the fine can be found, the offender shall be liable to simple imprisonment for any term which may extend to one month.
Prosecutions, &c., under other enactments.
Chapter IV: .
POLICE. | Section 9: The Police-force employed in any cantonment shall be deemed to be part of the general Police-force u
CHAPTER IV.
POLICE.
9. The Police-force employed in any cantonment shall be deemed to be part of the general Police-force under the Local Government in whose territories such cantonment is situate, within the meaning of Act No. V of 1861 (for the Regulation of Police), section two, and all the provisions of the said Act shall be applicable to such force.
The administration of the Police within the limits of any cantonment in which there is a Cantonment Magistrate shall be vested in the District Superintendent subject to the general control and direction of the commanding officer of such cantonment.
Source: India Code