Conviction of offence not charged
Section 93 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 deals with conviction of offence not charged. A person charged before a Security Force Court with desertion may be found guilty of attempting to desert or of being absent without leave. The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1969.
(1) A person charged before a Security Force Court with desertion may be found guilty of attempting to desert or of being absent without leave.
(2) A person charged before a Security Force Court with attempting to desert may be found guilty of being absent without leave.
(3) A person charged before a Security Force Court with using criminal force may be found guilty of assault.
(4) A person charged before a Security Force Court with using threatening language may be found guilty of using insubordinate language.
(5) A person charged before a Security Force Court with any one of the offences specified in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of section 30 may be found guilty of any other of these offences with which he might have been charged.
(6) A person charged before a Security Force Court with an offence punishable under section 46 may be found guilty of any other offence of which he might have been found guilty, if the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), were applicable.
(7) A person charged before a Security Force Court with any offence under this Act may, on failure of proof of an offence having been committed in circumstances involving a more severe punishment, be found guilty of the same offence as having been committed in circumstances involving a less severe punishment.
(8) A person charged before Security Force Court with any offence under this Act may be found guilty of having attempted or abetted the commission of that offence, although the attempt or abetment is not separately charged.
Section 93, The Border Security Force Act, 1968 (Act 47 of 1968).
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Questions about Section 93
What does Section 93 of the Border Security Force Act deal with?
Section 93 of the Border Security Force Act is headed "Conviction of offence not charged". A person charged before a Security Force Court with desertion may be found guilty of attempting to desert or of being absent without leave.
How do I find court cases under Section 93 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 93, section 93 Border Security Force Act, section 93 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 93 of the Border Security Force Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 30 (Offences in respect of property), section 46 (Civil offences), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 93 of the Border Security Force Act come into force?
Section 93 of the Border Security Force Act, cited as Border Security Force Act 93, 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.
Other sections of this Act
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- 141. Power to make rules501 words
- 96. Presumption as to certain documents470 words
- 139. Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force410 words
- 14. Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death321 words
- 105. Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed297 words
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