Execution of sentence of imprisonment
Section 121 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 deals with execution of sentence of imprisonment. Whenever any sentence of imprisonment is passed under this Act by a Security Force Court or whenever any sentence of death is commuted to imprisonment, the confirming officer or in case of a Summary Security Force Court the officer holding the court or such other officer as may be prescribed shall, The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1969.
(1) Whenever any sentence of imprisonment is passed under this Act by a Security Force Court or whenever any sentence of death is commuted to imprisonment, the confirming officer or in case of a Summary Security Force Court the officer holding the court or such other officer as may be prescribed shall, save as otherwise provided in sub-sections (3) and (4) direct that the sentence shall be carried out by confinement in a civil prison.
(2) When a direction has been made under sub-section (1) the Commandant of the person under sentence or such other officer as may be prescribed shall forward a warrant in the prescribed form to the officer in charge of the prison in which such person is to be confined and shall arrange for his despatch to such prison with the warrant.
(3) In the case of a sentence of imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months and passed under this Act by a Security Force Court, the appropriate officer under sub-section (1) may direct that the sentence shall be carried out by confinement in Force custody instead of in a civil prison.
(4) On active duty, a sentence of imprisonment may be carried out by confinement in such place as the Deputy Inspector-General within whose command the person sentenced is serving or any prescribed officer, may from time to time appoint.
Section 121, The Border Security Force Act, 1968 (Act 47 of 1968).
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Questions about Section 121
What does Section 121 of the Border Security Force Act deal with?
Section 121 of the Border Security Force Act is headed "Execution of sentence of imprisonment". Whenever any sentence of imprisonment is passed under this Act by a Security Force Court or whenever any sentence of death is commuted to imprisonment, the confirming officer or in case of a Summary Security Force Court the officer holding the court or such other officer as may be prescribed shall,
How do I find court cases under Section 121 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 121, section 121 Border Security Force Act, section 121 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.
What should I read with Section 121 of the Border Security Force Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 121 of the Border Security Force Act come into force?
Section 121 of the Border Security Force Act, cited as Border Security Force Act 121, 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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