Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
Section 21 of the Assam Rifles Act, 2006 deals with offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death. Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,— (a) shamefully abandons or delivers up any post, place or guard, committed to his charge or which it is his duty to defend; The Act came into force on 20 Feb 2006.
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,—
(a) shamefully abandons or delivers up any post, place or guard, committed to his charge or which it is his duty to defend; or
(b) intentionally uses any means to compel or induce any person subject to this Act or to army, naval, air force law or any member of other armed forces to abstain from acting against the enemy or to discourage such person from acting against the enemy; or
(c) in the presence of enemy, shamefully casts away his arms, ammunition, tools or equipment or misbehaves in such manner as to show cowardice; or
(d) treacherously holds correspondence with, or communicates intelligence to, the enemy or any person in arms against the Union; or
(e) directly or indirectly assists the enemy with money, arms, ammunition, stores or supplies or in any other manner whatsoever; or
(f) in time of active operation against the enemy intentionally occasions a false alarm in action, camp, quarters or spreads or causes to be spread reports calculated to create alarm or despondency; or
(g) in time of action leaves his Commandant or other superior officer or his post, guard, picket, patrol or party wihout being regularly relieved or without leave; or
(h) having been captured by the enemy or made a prisoner of war, voluntarily serves with or aids the enemy; or
(i) knowingly harbours or protects an enemy not being a prisoner; or
(j) being a sentry in time of active operation against the enemy or alarm, sleeps upon his post or is intoxicated; or
(k) knowingly does any act calculated to imperil the success of the Force or the army, naval, air forces of India or any other armed forces of the Central Government co-operating therewith or any part of such forces,
shall, on conviction by an Assam Rifles Court, be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
Section 21, The Assam Rifles Act, 2006 (Act 47 of 2006).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 6
- s. 51 Attempt
- s. 52 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- s. 53 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
- s. 54 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- s. 58 Alternative punishments awardable by Assam Rifles Courts
- s. 96 Power of a Summary Assam Rifles Court
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 21
What does Section 21 of the Assam Rifles Act deal with?
Section 21 of the Assam Rifles Act is headed "Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death". Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,— (a) shamefully abandons or delivers up any post, place or guard, committed to his charge or which it is his duty to defend;
How do I find court cases under Section 21 of the Assam Rifles Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Assam Rifles Act 2006 21, section 21 Assam Rifles Act 2006, section 21 of the Assam Rifles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 21 of the Assam Rifles Act, and has it changed?
6 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Assam Rifles Rules 2010 (2010).
When did Section 21 of the Assam Rifles Act come into force?
Section 21 of the Assam Rifles Act, cited as Assam Rifles Act 2006 21, came into force on 20 Feb 2006, having been enacted on 03 Nov 2006. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- 2. Definitions972 words
- 118. Presumption as to certain documents602 words
- 69. Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers425 words
- 68. Deductions from pay and allowances of officers412 words
- 162. Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force407 words
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