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The Border Security Force Act, 1968

Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Security Force Courts

In force From 01 Mar 1969 Act 47 of 1968 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 47 of 1968 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 02 Sep 1968 In force 01 Mar 1969

Section 117 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 deals with remedy against order, finding or sentence of Security Force Courts. Any person subject to this Act who considers himself aggrieved by any order passed by any Security Force Court may present a petition to the officer or authority empowered to confirm any finding or sentence of such Security Force Court, and the confirming authority may take such steps as may be cons The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1969.

(1) Any person subject to this Act who considers himself aggrieved by any order passed by any Security Force Court may present a petition to the officer or authority empowered to confirm any finding or sentence of such Security Force Court, and the confirming authority may take such steps as may be considered necessary to satisfy itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of the order passed or as to the regularity of any proceeding to which the order relates.

(2) Any person subject to this Act who considers himself aggrieved by a finding or sentence of any Security Force Court which has been confirmed, may present a petition to the Central Government, the Director-General, or any prescribed officer superior in command to the one who confirmed such finding or sentence, and the Central Government, the Director-General, or the prescribed officer, as the case may be, may pass such order thereon as it or he thinks fit.

Section 117, The Border Security Force Act, 1968 (Act 47 of 1968).

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. Constable Bhisham Singh v. Border Security Force

    High Court 30 May 2002 Persuasive (High Court) WP(C) 1107/2001; Judgement 30.05.2002; Anil Dev Singh & Madan B. Lokur JJ (Delhi HC DB)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    DATE-VERIFIED Judgement 30.05.2002: Before writ challenge, the member must exhaust the statutory representation under s.117 against SF Court findings/sentence. Prior WP withdrawn for non-exhaustion; after DG rejected the s.117 representation, the fresh writ was maintainable but failed on merits.

    On this section: s.117 statutory representation is a mandatory pre-writ remedy against SF Court orders.

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Questions about Section 117

What have the courts held on Section 117 of the Border Security Force Act?

Constable Bhisham Singh v. Border Security Force (30 May 2002) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.117 statutory representation is a mandatory pre-writ remedy against SF Court orders.

How do I find court cases under Section 117 of the Border Security Force 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: Border Security Force Act 117, section 117 Border Security Force Act, section 117 of the Border Security Force Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Constable Bhisham Singh v. Border Security Force (30 May 2002).

When did Section 117 of the Border Security Force Act come into force?

Section 117 of the Border Security Force Act, cited as Border Security Force Act 117, came into force on 01 Mar 1969, having been enacted on 02 Sep 1968. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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