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The Border Security Force Act, 1968
An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected therewith.
सीमा सुरक्षा बल अधिनियम, 1968
Act Details
47
1968
9/2/1968
01-03-1969
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 the Force.Section 5
Control, direction.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.OFFENCES
Section 17
Mutiny.Section 18
Desertion and aiding desertion.Section 19
Absence without leave.Section 21
Disobedience to superior officer.Section 22
Insubordination and obstruction.Section 23
False answers on enrolment.Section 24
Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.Section 25
Ill-treating a subordinate.Section 26
Intoxication.Section 27
Permitting escape of person in custody.Section 29
Escape from custody.Section 30
Offences in respect of property.Section 31
Extortion and corruption.Section 32
Making away with equipment.Section 33
Injury to property.Section 34
False accusations.Section 36
Signing in blank and failure to report.Section 38
False evidence.Section 39
Unlawful detention of pay.Section 40
Violation of good order and discipline.Section 41
Miscellaneous offences.Section 42
Attempt.Section 46
Civil offences.PUNISHMENTS
Section 50
Combination of punishments.Section 53
Minor punishments.Section 54
Limit of punishments under section 53.Section 56
Collective fines.ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
Section 57
Custody of offenders.Section 59
Interval between committal and trial.Section 60
Arrest by civil authorities.Section 61
Capture of deserters.Section 62
Inquiry into absence without leave.Section 63
Force police officers.SECURITY FORCE COURTS
Section 64
Kinds of Security Force Courts.Section 70
Summary Security Force Court.Section 71
Dissolution of a Security Force Court.Section 73
Powers of a Petty Security Force Court.Section 75
Prohibition of second trial.Section 79
Place of trial.PROCEDURE OF SECURITY FORCE COURTS
Section 82
Presiding Officer.Section 83
Law Officers.Section 84
Challenges.Section 86
Voting by members.Section 87
General rule as to evidence.Section 88
Judicial notice.Section 89
Summoning witnesses.Section 90
Documents exempted from production.Section 92
Examination of a witness on commission.Section 93
Conviction of offence not charged.Section 94
Presumption as to signatures.Section 95
Enrolment paper.Section 96
Presumption as to certain documents.Section 99
Lunacy of accused.Section 102
Release of lunatic accused.Section 103
Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
Section 113
Revision of finding of sentence.Section 118
Annulment of proceedings.EXECUTION OF SENTENCE, PARDONS, REMISSIONS, ETC.
Section 119
Form of sentence of death.Section 120
Commencement of sentence of imprisonment.Section 121
Execution of sentence of imprisonment.Section 122
Temporary custody of offender.Section 124
Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.Section 126
Execution of sentence of fine.Section 128
Pardon and remission.Section 130
Suspension of sentence of imprisonment.Section 131
Orders pending suspension.Section 132
Release on suspension.Section 133
Computation of period of suspension.Section 134
Order after suspension.Section 135
Reconsideration of case after suspension.Section 136
Fresh sentence after suspension.Section 137
Scope of power of suspension.MISCELLANEOUS
Section 140
Protection for acts of members of the Force.Section 141
Power to make rules.