Period of custody undergone by a person to be set-off against the imprisonment
Section 121A of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 deals with period of custody undergone by a person to be set-off against the imprisonment. When any person subject to this Act is sentenced by a Security Force Court to a term of imprisonment, not being an imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period spend by him in civil or Force custody during investigation, inquiry or trial of the same case, and before the date of order of su The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1969.
1[121A. Period of custody undergone by a person to be set off against the imprisonment.-- When any person subject to this Act is sentenced by a Security Force Court to a term of imprisonment, not being an imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period spend by him in civil or Force custody during investigation, inquiry or trial of the same case, and before the date of order of such sentence, shall be set off against the term of imprisonment imposed upon him, and the liability of such person to undergo imprisonment on such order of sentence shall be restricted to the remainder, if any, of the term of imprisonment imposed upon him.]
Section 121A, The Border Security Force Act, 1968 (Act 47 of 1968).
Questions about Section 121A
What does Section 121A of the Border Security Force Act deal with?
Section 121A of the Border Security Force Act is headed "Period of custody undergone by a person to be set-off against the imprisonment". [121A. Period of custody undergone by a person to be set off against the imprisonment.-- When any person subject to this Act is sentenced by a Security Force Court to a term of imprisonment, not being an imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period spend by him in civil or Force custody du
How do I find court cases under Section 121A 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 121A, section 121A Border Security Force Act, section 121A 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.
When did Section 121A of the Border Security Force Act come into force?
Section 121A of the Border Security Force Act, cited as Border Security Force Act 121A, 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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