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.

Act 47 of 2006 Enacted 03 Nov 2006 In force 20 Feb 2006 Department Department of Internal Security

Administered by. Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Internal Security · Other Acts of 2006

Preamble

THE ASSAM RIFLES ACT, 2006

ACT NO. 47 OF 2006

[3rd November, 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.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

What this Act covers

Summary of the Assam Rifles Act, 2006

Key Provisions

1. Governance and Transitional Provisions

• Transitional Continuity: Matters pending before the commencement of the 2006 Act are to be disposed of under the provisions of the Assam Rifles Act, 1941, as if the 2006 Act had not come into force.

• Validation of Past Actions: Any thing done or action taken before the commencement of the 2006 Act remains valid as if done under the corresponding provisions of the 2006 Act.

2. Offences

• Mutiny (Sec 24)

• Desertion and Aiding Desertion (Sec 25)

• Absence without Leave (Sec 26)

• (Up to Miscellaneous Offences, Sec 50)

• Attempt (Sec 51)

• Abetment (Secs 52-54)

• Civil Offences (Secs 55-56)

3. Punishments

• Death

• Imprisonment (Life or Lesser Term)

• Dismissal from Service

• Fines

• Severe Reprimand/Reprimand

• Minor Punishments (Sec 62): Up to 28 days imprisonment in Force custody, detention, etc.

• Punishment Drill

• Extra Duty

• Forfeiture of Pay and Allowances

Sections

Type to filter. 168 sections.

1. 1Short title and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Persons subject to this Act
4. 4Constitution of Force
5. 5Control, direction, etc
6. 6Enrolment
7. 7Liability for service outside India
8. 8Resignation and withdrawal from the post
9. 9Tenure of service under the Act
10. 10Termination of service by Central Government
11. 11Dismissal, removal or reduction by Director-General and by other officers
12. 12Certificate of termination of service
13. 13Restrictions on right to form association, freedom of speech, etc
14. 14Authorised deduction only to be made from pay
15. 15Remedy of aggrieved persons other than officers
16. 16Remedy of aggrieved officers
17. 17Immunity from attachment
18. 18Immunity from arrest for debt
19. 19Immunity of persons attending Assam Rifles Court from arrest
20. 20Saving of rights and privileges under other laws
21. 21Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
22. 22Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
23. 23Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
24. 24Mutiny
25. 25Desertion and aiding desertion
26. 26Absence without leave
27. 27Striking or threatening superior officers
28. 28Disobedience to superior officer
29. 29Insubordination and obstruction
30. 30Fraudulent enrolment
31. 31False answers on enrolment
32. 32Unbecoming conduct
33. 33Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
34. 34Ill-treating a subordinate
35. 35Intoxication
36. 36Permitting escape of person in custody
37. 37Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
38. 38Escape from custody
39. 39Offences in respect of property
40. 40Extortion and corruption
41. 41Making away with equipment
42. 42Injury to property
43. 43False accusations
44. 44Falsifying official document and false declarations
45. 45Signing in blank and failure to report
46. 46Offences relating to Assam Rifles Court
47. 47False evidence
48. 48Unlawful detention of pay
49. 49Violation of good order and discipline
50. 50Miscellaneous offences
51. 51Attempt
52. 52Abetment of offences that have been committed
53. 53Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
54. 54Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
55. 55Civil offences
56. 56Civil offences not triable by an Assam Rifles Court
57. 57Punishment awardable by Assam Rifles Courts
58. 58Alternative punishments awardable by Assam Rifles Courts
59. 59Combination of punishments
60. 60Retention in the Force of a person convicted on active duty
61. 61Punishments otherwise than by Assam Rifles Courts
62. 62Minor punishments
63. 63Limit of punishments under section 62
64. 64Punishment of officers below the rank of Deputy Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Deputy Inspectors-General and others
65. 65Punishment of officers below the rank of a Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by the Inspectors-General and others
66. 66Punishment or subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Commandant, etc
67. 67Collective fines
68. 68Deductions from pay and allowances of officers
69. 69Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers
70. 70Computation of time of absence or custody
71. 71Pay and allowances during trial
72. 72Limit of certain deductions
73. 73Deduction from public money due to a person
74. 74Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct
75. 75Remission of deductions
76. 76Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions
77. 77Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances
78. 78Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war
79. 79Custody of offenders
80. 80Duty of Commandant in regard to detention
81. 81Interval between committal and trial
82. 82Arrest by civil authorities
83. 83Capture of deserters
84. 84Inquiry into absence without leave
85. 85Force Police Officers
86. 86Kinds of Assam Rifles Courts
87. 87Power to convene a General Assam Rifles Court
88. 88Power to convene a Petty Assam Rifles Court
89. 89Contents of warrants issued under sections 87 and 88
90. 90Composition of General Assam Rifles Court
91. 91Composition of a Petty Assam Rifles Court
92. 92Summary Assam Rifles Court
93. 93Dissolution of an Assam Rifles Court
94. 94Power of General Assam Rifles Court
95. 95Power of a Petty Assam Rifles Court
96. 96Power of a Summary Assam Rifles Court
97. 97Prohibition of second trial
98. 98Period of limitation for trial
99. 99Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
100. 100Application of this Act during term of sentence
101. 101Place of trial
102. 102Choice between criminal court and Assam Rifles Court
103. 103Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
104. 104Presiding officer
105. 105Law Officer
106. 106Challenges
107. 107Oath of member, Law Officer and witness
108. 108Voting by members
109. 109General rule as to evidence
110. 110Judicial notice
111. 111Summoning of witness
112. 112Documents exempted from production
113. 113Commission for examination of witness
114. 114Examination of witness on commission
115. 115Conviction of offences not charged
116. 116Presumption as to signatures
117. 117Enrolment paper
118. 118Presumption as to certain documents
119. 119Reference by accused to Government officer
120. 120Evidence of previous convictions and general character
121. 121Lunacy of accused
122. 122Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
123. 123Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 122
124. 124Release of lunatic accused
125. 125Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
126. 126Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
127. 127Order of disposal of property regarding which offences is committed
128. 128Powers of Assam Rifles Court in relation to proceedings under this Act
129. 129Finding and sentence not valid unless confirmed
130. 130Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Assam Rifles Court
131. 131Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Assam Rifles Court
132. 132Limitation of powers of confirming authority
133. 133Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
134. 134Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
135. 135Revision of finding or sentence
136. 136Finding and sentence of a Summary Assam Rifles Court
137. 137Transmission of proceedings of Summary Assam Rifles Court
138. 138Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
139. 139Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Assam Rifles Court
140. 140Annulment of proceedings
141. 141Form of sentence of death
142. 142Commencement of sentence of imprisonment
143. 143Execution of sentence of imprisonment
144. 144Temporary custody of offender
145. 145Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases
146. 146Conveyance of prisoner form place to place
147. 147Communication of certain orders to prison officers
148. 148Execution of sentence of fine
149. 149Informality or error in order or warrant
150. 150Pardon and remission
151. 151Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission
152. 152Suspension of sentence of imprisonment
153. 153Orders pending suspension
154. 154Release on suspension
155. 155Computation of period of suspension
156. 156Order after suspension
157. 157Reconsideration of case after suspension
158. 158Fresh sentence after suspension
159. 159Scope of power of suspension
160. 160Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal
161. 161Disposal of property of the members of the Force
162. 162Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force
163. 163Protection for acts of members of the Force
164. 164Power of Central Government to remove difficulties
165. 165Power to make rules
166. 166Power to make regulations
167. 167Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
168. 168Repeal and savings

Rules made under this Act

3 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.

• Assam Rifles Regulation 20162018
• Assam Rifles Rules 20102010
• Date of effect of the Act2010

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