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The Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007

155 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. XI — MISCELLANEOUS
  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 the 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 in rank by the Director-General and by other officers
  14. 12Certificate of termination of service
  15. 13Restrictions respecting right to form association, freedom of speech, etc
  16. 14Redressal of grievances of persons other than officers
  17. 15Redressal of grievances of officers
  18. III — OFFENCES
  19. 16Offences in relation to enemy and punishable with death
  20. 17Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
  21. 18Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
  22. 19Mutiny
  23. 20Desertion and aiding desertion
  24. 21Absence without leave
  25. 22Striking or threatening superior officer
  26. 23Disobedience to superior officer
  27. 24Insubordination and obstruction
  28. 25False information on enrolment
  29. 26Unbecoming conduct
  30. 27Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
  31. 28Ill-treating a subordinate
  32. 29Intoxication
  33. 30Permitting escape of person in custody
  34. 31Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
  35. 32Escape from custody
  36. 33Offences in respect of property
  37. 34Extortion and exaction
  38. 35Making away with equipment
  39. 36Injury to property, etc
  40. 37False accusations
  41. 38Falsifying official documents and false declarations
  42. 39Signing in blank and failure to report
  43. 40Offences relating to Force Court
  44. 41False evidence
  45. 42Unlawful detention of pay
  46. 43Violation of good order and discipline
  47. 44Miscellaneous offences
  48. 45Attempt
  49. 46Abetment of offences that have been committed
  50. 47Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
  51. 48Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
  52. 49Civil offences
  53. 50Civil offences not triable by a Force Court
  54. IV — PUNISHMENTS
  55. 51Punishment by Force Courts
  56. 52Alternative punishments by Force Courts
  57. 53Combination of punishments
  58. 54Retention in the Force of a person convicted on active duty
  59. 55Punishments otherwise than by Force Courts
  60. 56Minor punishments
  61. 57Limit of punishments under section 56
  62. 58Punishment of persons of or below the rank of Commandant by Inspector-General and others
  63. 59Cancellation, variation or remittance of sentence
  64. 60Collective fines
  65. V — DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY AND ALLOWANCES
  66. 61Deductions from pay and allowances of persons subject to this Act
  67. 62Pay and allowances during trial
  68. 63Limit of certain deductions
  69. 64Deduction from public money due to a person
  70. 65Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct
  71. 66Remission of deductions
  72. 67Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his remitted deductions and pay and allowances
  73. 68Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war
  74. VI — ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
  75. 69Custody of offenders
  76. 70Duty of commanding officer in regard to detention
  77. 71Interval between committal and trial
  78. 72Arrest by civil authorities
  79. 73Capture of deserters
  80. 74Inquiry into absence without leave
  81. 75Force Police Officers
  82. VII — FORCE COURTS
  83. 76Kinds of Force Courts
  84. 77Power to convene a General Force Court
  85. 78Power to convene a Petty Force Court
  86. 79Warrants issued under sections 77 and 78
  87. 80Composition of a General Force Court
  88. 81Composition of a Petty Force Court
  89. 82Summary Force Court
  90. 83Dissolution of a Force Court
  91. 84Powers of a General Force Court
  92. 85Powers of a Petty Force Court
  93. 86Powers of a Summary Force Court
  94. 87Prohibition of second trial
  95. 88Period of limitation for trial
  96. 89Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
  97. 90Application of Act during term of sentence
  98. 91Place of trial, etc
  99. 92Choice between criminal court and Force Court
  100. 93Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
  101. VIII — PROCEDUREOF FORCE COURTS
  102. 94Presiding officer
  103. 95Judge Attorneys
  104. 96Objections
  105. 97Oath of members, Judge Attorneys and witnesses
  106. 98Voting by members
  107. 99General rule as to evidence
  108. 100Judicial notice
  109. 101Summoning of witnesses
  110. 102Documents exempted from production
  111. 103Commission for examination of witnesses
  112. 104Examination of a witness on commission
  113. 105Conviction for offences not charged
  114. 106Presumption as to signatures
  115. 107Enrolment paper
  116. 108Presumption as to certain documents
  117. 109Reference by accused to Government officer
  118. 110Evidence of previous convictions and general character
  119. 111Lunacy of accused
  120. 112Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
  121. 113Transmission to Central Government of order under section 112
  122. 114Release of lunatic accused
  123. 115Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
  124. 116Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
  125. 117Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
  126. 118Powers of Force Court in relation to proceedings under this Act
  127. 119Tender of pardon to accomplices
  128. 120Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
  129. IX — CONFIRMATION AND REVISION OF PROCEEDINGS
  130. 121Finding and sentence not valid unless confirmed
  131. 122Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Force Court
  132. 123Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Force Court
  133. 124Limitation of powers of confirming authority
  134. 125Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
  135. 126Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
  136. 127Revision of finding or sentence
  137. 128Finding and sentence of a Summary Force Court
  138. 129Transmission of proceedings of Summary Force Court
  139. 130Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
  140. 131Petition against order, finding or sentence of Force Court
  141. 132Annulment of proceedings
  142. X — EXECUTION OF SENTENCES, PARDONS, REMISSIONS, ETC.
  143. 133Execution of sentence of death
  144. 134Commencement of sentence of imprisonment
  145. 135Execution of sentence of imprisonment
  146. 136Temporary custody of convict
  147. 137Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases
  148. 138Conveyance of prisoner from place to place
  149. 139Communication of certain orders to prison officers
  150. 140Recovery of fine
  151. 141Informality or error in order or warrant
  152. 142Pardon and remission
  153. 143Cancellation of conditional pardons, release on parole or remission
  154. 145Orders pending suspension of sentence
  155. 146Release on suspension of sentence
  156. 147Computation of period of sentence
  157. 148Order after suspension of sentence
  158. 149Reconsideration of case after suspension of sentence
  159. 150Fresh sentence after suspension
  160. 151Scope of power of suspension of sentence
  161. 152Effect of suspension and remission of sentence on dismissal
  162. XI — MISCELLANEOUS
  163. 153Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force
  164. 154Protection for acts of members of the Force
  165. 155Power to make rules
  166. 156Provisions as to existing Sashastra Seema Bal