Punishment of certain offences by persons belonging to Reserve Forces
Section 6 of the Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888 deals with punishment of certain offences by persons belonging to Reserve Forces. If a person belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces-- (a) when required by or in pursuance of any rule or order under this Act to attend at any place, fails without reasonable excuse to attend in accordance with such requirement, or (b) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any such rule or The Act came into force on 26 May 1888.
(1) If a person belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces--
(a) when required by or in pursuance of any rule or order under this Act to attend at any place, fails without reasonable excuse to attend in accordance with such requirement, or
(b) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any such rule or order, or
(c) fraudulently obtains any pay or other sum contrary to any such rule or order, he shall be liable--
(i) on conviction by a court-martial, to such punishment other than death, transportation or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year as such Court is by the 1[Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950)] empowered to award, or
(ii) on conviction by 2[a Presidency Magistrate or] a Magistrate of the first class, to imprisonment for-a term which may extend, in the case of a first offence under this section, to six months, and, in the ease of any subsequent offence thereunder, to one year.
(2) Where a person belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces is required by or in pursuance of any rule or order under this Act to attend at any place, a certificate purporting to be signed by an officer appointed by such a rule or order in this behalf, and stating that the person so required to attend failed to do so in accordance with such requirement, shall, without proof of the signature or appointment of such officer, he evidence of the matters stated therein.
(3) Any person charged with an offence under this section may be taken into and kept in either military or civil custody, or partly into and in one description of custody and partly into and in the other, or be transferred from one description of custody to the other.
Section 6, The Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888 (Act 4 of 1888).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 6
What does Section 6 of the Indian Reserve Forces Act deal with?
Section 6 of the Indian Reserve Forces Act is headed "Punishment of certain offences by persons belonging to Reserve Forces". If a person belonging to the Indian Reserve Forces-- (a) when required by or in pursuance of any rule or order under this Act to attend at any place, fails without reasonable excuse to attend in accordance with such requirement, or (b) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any such rule or
How do I find court cases under Section 6 of the Indian Reserve Forces 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: Indian Reserve Forces Act 6, section 6 Indian Reserve Forces Act, section 6 of the Indian Reserve Forces 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 6 of the Indian Reserve Forces Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently REGULATIONS FOR THE ARMY, (REVISED EDITION) 1987 (1987).
When did Section 6 of the Indian Reserve Forces Act come into force?
Section 6 of the Indian Reserve Forces Act, cited as Indian Reserve Forces Act 6, came into force on 26 May 1888, having been enacted on 02 Mar 1888. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 7. Reinstatement in civil employ of persons belonging to Reserve Forces on termination of periods of training, muster or Army services548 words
- 4. Power to make rules for regulation of Reserve Forces167 words
- 8. Preservation of certain rights of persons belonging to Reserve Forces when called up for training, muster or army service126 words
- 5. Liability of Reserve Forces to military law55 words
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