Provisions as to award of punishments
Section 58 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 deals with provisions as to award of punishments. The punishments that may be inflicted under this Act shall be awarded in accordance with the provisions of this section. The Act came into force on 19 Aug 1978.
(1) The punishments that may be inflicted under this Act shall be awarded in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) A sentence of imprisonment under this Act shall in all cases be accompanied by a sentence of dismissal.
(3) A sentence of imprisonment may be rigorous or simple or partly rigorous and partly simple.
(4) No officer shall be subject to detention for any offence under this Act.
(5) No subordinate officer shall be sentenced to detention except for desertion.
(6) A sentence of detention shall not be accompanied by a sentence of dismissal from the Coast Guard.
(7) A sentence of detention for a period exceeding fourteen days shall in all cases be accompanied by stoppage of pay and allowances during the period of detention.
1 [(8) Where mulcts of pay and allowances are awarded for absence without leave, the absence shall be treated as regularised for all purposes.]
Section 58, The Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Act 30 of 1978).
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Referred to by 2
Judgments citing this section
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… may be dismissed or Court may be convened or further evidence may be taken it is submitted that thus the procedure which has been followed in the present case after recommendation does not have sanction of law. 3.7 The petitioner submits that dismissal / termination from service has a serious repercussion. Section 58 of The Coast Guard Act provides that in case of any sentence of imprisonment, dismissal is necessary consequence. it is, therefore, submitted that when the petitioner was being prosecuted under the provision, it was necessary for the authority to follow principle of natural justice and convene the Court. In …
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 58
What does Section 58 of the Coast Guard Act deal with?
Section 58 of the Coast Guard Act is headed "Provisions as to award of punishments". The punishments that may be inflicted under this Act shall be awarded in accordance with the provisions of this section.
How do I find court cases under Section 58 of the Coast Guard 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: Coast Guard Act 1978 58, section 58 Coast Guard Act 1978, section 58 of the Coast Guard 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 58 of the Coast Guard Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently SRO 44 OF 2002 (2002), then Coast Guard (General) Rules, 1986 (1986).
When did Section 58 of the Coast Guard Act come into force?
Section 58 of the Coast Guard Act, cited as Coast Guard Act 1978 58, came into force on 19 Aug 1978, having been enacted on 18 Aug 1978. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 121. Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Coast Guard611 words
- 2. Definitions593 words
- 86. Presumption as to certain documents559 words
- 123. Power to make rules490 words
- 51. Period of limitation for trial of offences under the Act323 words
- 25. Desertion and aiding desertion280 words
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