The Army Act, 1950
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Government of the regular Army.
सेना अधिनियम, 1950
Act Details
46
1950
5/20/1950
22-07-1950
Ministry of Defence
Department of Military Affairs
Full List of Sections
PRELIMINARY
Section 1
Short title and commencement.Section 2
Persons subject to this Act.Section 3
Definitions.SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ACT IN CERTAIN CASES
Section 5
[Omitted.].COMMISSION, APPOINTMENT AND ENROLMENT
Section 10
Commission and appointment.Section 11
Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment.Section 13
Procedure before enrolling officer.Section 14
Mode of enrolment.Section 15
Validity of enrolment.Section 16
Persons to be attested.Section 17
Mode of attestation.CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Section 18
Tenure of service under the Act.Section 22
Retirement, release or discharge.Section 23
Certificate on termination of service.SERVICE PRIVILEGES
Section 27
Remedy of aggrieved officers.Section 28
Immunity from attachment.Section 29
Immunity from arrest for debt.Section 31
Privileges of reservists.OFFENCES
Section 37
Mutiny.Section 38
Desertion and aiding desertion.Section 39
Absence without leave.Section 41
Disobedience to superior officer.Section 42
Insubordination and obstruction.Section 43
Fraudulent enrolment.Section 44
False answers on enrolment.Section 45
Unbecoming conduct.Section 46
Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.Section 47
Ill-treating a subordinate.Section 48
Intoxication.Section 49
Permitting escape of person in custody.Section 51
Escape from custody.Section 52
Offences in respect of property.Section 53
Extortion and corruption.Section 54
Making away with equipment.Section 55
Injury to property.Section 56
False accusations.Section 58
Signing in blank and failure to report.Section 59
Offences relating to courts-martial.Section 60
False evidence.Section 61
Unlawful detention of pay.Section 63
Violation of good order and discipline.Section 64
Miscellaneous offences.Section 65
Attempt.Section 69
Civil offences.PUNISHMENTS
Section 71
Punishments awardable by courts-martial.Section 73
Combination of punishments.Section 74
Cashiering of officers.Section 75
[Omitted.].Section 76
[Omitted.].Section 81
Limit of punishments under section 80.Section 86
Transmission of proceedings.Section 87
Review of proceedings.Section 88
Superior military authority.Section 89
Collective fines.PENAL DEDUCTIONS
Section 93
Pay and allowances during trial.Section 94
Limit of certain deductions.Section 97
Remission of deductions.ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
Section 101
Custody of offenders.Section 104
Arrest by civil authorities.Section 105
Capture of deserters.Section 106
Inquiry into absence without leave.Section 107
Provost-marshals.COURTS-MARTIAL
Section 108
Kinds of courts-martial.Section 109
Power to convene a general court-martial.Section 110
Power to convene a district court-martial.Section 113
Composition of general court-martial.Section 114
Composition of district court-martial.Section 116
Summary court-martial.Section 117
Dissolution of courts-martial.Section 119
Powers of district courts-martial.Section 120
Powers of summary courts-martial.Section 121
Prohibition of second trial.Section 122
Period of limitation for trial.Section 124
Place of trial.Section 127
[Omitted.].PROCEDURE OF COURTS-MARTIAL
Section 128
Presiding officer.Section 129
Judge advocate.Section 130
Challenges.Section 131
Oaths of member, judge advocate and witness.Section 132
Voting by members.Section 133
General rule as to evidence.Section 134
Judicial notice.Section 135
Summoning witnesses.Section 136
Documents exempted from production.Section 137
Commissions for examination of witnesses.Section 138
Examination of a witness on commission.Section 139
Conviction of offence not charged.Section 140
Presumption as to signatures.Section 141
Enrolment paper.Section 142
Presumption as to certain documents.Section 143
Reference by accused to Government officer.Section 145
Lunacy of accused.Section 148
Release of lunatic accused.Section 149
Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
Section 160
Revision of finding or sentence.Section 165
Annulment of proceedings.EXECUTION OF SENTENCES
Section 166
Form of sentence of death.Section 168
Execution of sentence of transportation.Section 169
Execution of sentence of imprisonment.Section 170
Temporary custody of offender.Section 172
Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.Section 174
Execution of sentence of fine.PARDONS, REMISSIONS AND SUSPENSIONS
Section 179
Pardon and remission.Section 183
Orders pending suspension.Section 184
Release on suspension.Section 185
Computation of period of suspension.Section 186
Order after suspension.Section 187
Reconsideration of case after suspension.Section 188
Fresh sentences after suspension.Section 189
Scope of power of suspension.RULES
Section 191
Power to make rules.Section 192
Power to make regulations.Section 194
[Repealed.].Section 195
[Omitted.].Section 196
[Omitted.].