The Assam Rifles Act, 2006
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the governance of the Assam Rifles, an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the borders of India, to carry out Counter Insurgency Operations in the specified areas and to act in aid of civil authorities for the maintenance of the law and order and for matters connected therewith.
असम राइफल्स अधिनियम, 2006
Act Details
47
2006
11/3/2006
20-02-2006
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of Internal Security
Full List of Sections
PRELIMINARY
Section 1
Short title and commencement.Section 2
Definitions.Section 3
Persons subject to this Act.CONSTITUTION OF THE FORCE AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FORCE
Section 4
Constitution of Force.Section 5
Control, direction, etc.Section 6
Enrolment.Section 7
Liability for service outside India.Section 9
Tenure of service under the Act.Section 12
Certificate of termination of service.SERVICE PRIVILEGES
Section 16
Remedy of aggrieved officers.Section 17
Immunity from attachment.Section 18
Immunity from arrest for debt.OFFENCES
Section 24
Mutiny.Section 25
Desertion and aiding desertion.Section 26
Absence without leave.Section 28
Disobedience to superior officer.Section 29
Insubordination and obstruction.Section 30
Fraudulent enrolment.Section 31
False answers on enrolment.Section 32
Unbecoming conduct.Section 33
Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.Section 34
Ill-treating a subordinate.Section 35
Intoxication.Section 36
Permitting escape of person in custody.Section 38
Escape from custody.Section 39
Offences in respect of property.Section 40
Extortion and corruption.Section 41
Making away with equipment.Section 42
Injury to property.Section 43
False accusations.Section 45
Signing in blank and failure to report.Section 46
Offences relating to Assam Rifles Court.Section 47
False evidence.Section 48
Unlawful detention of pay.Section 49
Violation of good order and discipline.Section 50
Miscellaneous offences.Section 51
Attempt.Section 55
Civil offences.PUNISHMENTS
Section 59
Combination of punishments.Section 62
Minor punishments.Section 63
Limit of punishments under section 62.Section 67
Collective fines.PENAL DEDUCTIONS
Section 71
Pay and allowances during trial.Section 72
Limit of certain deductions.Section 75
Remission of deductions.ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
Section 79
Custody of offenders.Section 81
Interval between committal and trial.Section 82
Arrest by civil authorities.Section 83
Capture of deserters.Section 84
Inquiry into absence without leave.Section 85
Force Police Officers.ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
Section 86
Kinds of Assam Rifles Courts.Section 92
Summary Assam Rifles Court.Section 93
Dissolution of an Assam Rifles Court.Section 94
Power of General Assam Rifles Court.Section 95
Power of a Petty Assam Rifles Court.Section 96
Power of a Summary Assam Rifles Court.Section 97
Prohibition of second trial.Section 98
Period of limitation for trial.Section 101
Place of trial.PROCEDURE OF ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
Section 104
Presiding officer.Section 105
Law Officer.Section 106
Challenges.Section 107
Oath of member, Law Officer and witness.Section 108
Voting by members.Section 109
General rule as to evidence.Section 110
Judicial notice.Section 111
Summoning of witness.Section 112
Documents exempted from production.Section 113
Commission for examination of witness.Section 114
Examination of witness on commission.Section 115
Conviction of offences not charged.Section 116
Presumption as to signatures.Section 117
Enrolment paper.Section 118
Presumption as to certain documents.Section 119
Reference by accused to Government officer.Section 121
Lunacy of accused.Section 124
Release of lunatic accused.Section 125
Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
Section 135
Revision of finding or sentence.Section 140
Annulment of proceedings.EXECUTION OF SENTENCE, PARDON, REMISSION, ETC.
Section 141
Form of sentence of death.Section 142
Commencement of sentence of imprisonment.Section 143
Execution of sentence of imprisonment.Section 144
Temporary custody of offender.Section 146
Conveyance of prisoner form place to place.Section 148
Execution of sentence of fine.Section 149
Informality or error in order or warrant.Section 150
Pardon and remission.Section 152
Suspension of sentence of imprisonment.Section 153
Orders pending suspension.Section 154
Release on suspension.Section 155
Computation of period of suspension.Section 156
Order after suspension.Section 157
Reconsideration of case after suspension.Section 158
Fresh sentence after suspension.Section 159
Scope of power of suspension.MISCELLANEOUS
Section 163
Protection for acts of members of the Force.Section 165
Power to make rules.Section 166
Power to make regulations.Section 168
Repeal and savings.