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The Assam Rifles Act, 2006

Prohibition of second trial

In force From 20 Feb 2006 Act 47 of 2006 As on 24 Oct 2026

Act 47 of 2006 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 03 Nov 2006 In force 20 Feb 2006

Section 97 of the Assam Rifles Act, 2006 deals with prohibition of second trial. When any person subject to this Act has been acquitted or convicted of an offence by an Assam Rifles Court or by a criminal court or has been dealt with under section 62 or section 64 or section 65 or section 66, he shall not be liable to be tried again for the same offence by an Assam Rifles Court The Act came into force on 20 Feb 2006.

(1) When any person subject to this Act has been acquitted or convicted of an offence by an Assam Rifles Court or by a criminal court or has been dealt with under section 62 or section 64 or section 65 or section 66, he shall not be liable to be tried again for the same offence by an Assam Rifles Court or dealt with under the said sections.

(2) When any person, subject to this Act has been acquitted or convicted of an offence by an Assam Rifles Court or has been dealt with under section 62 or section 64 or section 65 or section 66, he shall not be liable to be tried again by a criminal court for the same offence or on the same facts.

Section 97, 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.

This section refers to

  1. s. 62 Minor punishments
  2. s. 64 Punishment of officers below the rank of Deputy Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Deputy Inspectors-General and others
  3. s. 65 Punishment of officers below the rank of a Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by the Inspectors-General and others
  4. s. 66 Punishment or subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Commandant, etc

Questions about Section 97

What does Section 97 of the Assam Rifles Act deal with?

Section 97 of the Assam Rifles Act is headed "Prohibition of second trial". When any person subject to this Act has been acquitted or convicted of an offence by an Assam Rifles Court or by a criminal court or has been dealt with under section 62 or section 64 or section 65 or section 66, he shall not be liable to be tried again for the same offence by an Assam Rifles Court

How do I find court cases under Section 97 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 97, section 97 Assam Rifles Act 2006, section 97 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 97 of the Assam Rifles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 62 (Minor punishments), section 64 (Punishment of officers below the rank of Deputy Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Deputy Inspectors-General and others), section 65 (Punishment of officers below the rank of a Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by the Inspectors-General and others), section 66 (Punishment or subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Commandant, etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 97 of the Assam Rifles Act come into force?

Section 97 of the Assam Rifles Act, cited as Assam Rifles Act 2006 97, 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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