Duty of Commanding Officer in regard to detention
Section 60 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 deals with duty of Commanding Officer in regard to detention. It shall be the duty of every Commanding Officer to take care that a person under his command when charged with an offence is not detained in custody for more than forty-eight hours after the committal of such person into custody is reported to him, without the charge being investigated, unless inve The Act came into force on 19 Aug 1978.
(1) It shall be the duty of every Commanding Officer to take care that a person under his command when charged with an offence is not detained in custody for more than forty-eight hours after the committal of such person into custody is reported to him, without the charge being investigated, unless investigation within that period seems to him to be impracticable having regard to the public service.
(2) The case of every person being detained in custody beyond a period of forty-eight hours, and the reasons therefor, shall be reported by the Commanding Officer to the Deputy Inspector-General under whom he is serving or such other officer to whom an application may be made to convene a Coast Guard Court for the trial of the person charged.
(3) In reckoning the period of forty-eight hours specified in sub-section (1), Sundays and other public holidays shall be excluded.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may make rules providing for the manner in which and the period for which any person subject to this Act may be taken into and detained in Coast Guard custody, pending the trial by any competent authority for any offence committed by him.
Section 60, The Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Act 30 of 1978).
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 60
What does Section 60 of the Coast Guard Act deal with?
Section 60 of the Coast Guard Act is headed "Duty of Commanding Officer in regard to detention". It shall be the duty of every Commanding Officer to take care that a person under his command when charged with an offence is not detained in custody for more than forty-eight hours after the committal of such person into custody is reported to him, without the charge being investigated, unless inve
How do I find court cases under Section 60 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 60, section 60 Coast Guard Act 1978, section 60 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 60 of the Coast Guard Act, and has it changed?
2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently SRO 33 OF 2005 (2005), then Coast Guard (Discipline) Rules, 1983 (1983).
When did Section 60 of the Coast Guard Act come into force?
Section 60 of the Coast Guard Act, cited as Coast Guard Act 1978 60, 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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