National Security Guard Act, 1986
Bare Act · 1986
An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an armed force of the Union for combating terrorist activities with a view to protecting States against internal disturbances and for matters connected therewith.
- Act number
- 47 of 1986
- Enacted
- 22 September 1986
- Contents
- 140 sections · 11 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
- Section 1 – Short title and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Persons subject to this Act
Chapter II — Constitution Of The Security Guard And Conditions Or Servce Of The Members Of The Security Guard
- Section 4 – Constitution of the Security Guard
- Section 5 – Control, direction, etc
- Section 6 – Liability for service outside India (preview)
- Section 7 – Resignation and withdrawal from the post (preview)
- Section 8 – Tenure of service under the Act (preview)
- Section 9 – Termination of service by Central Government (preview)
- Section 10 – Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Director-General and by other officers (preview)
- Section 12 – Restrictions respecting right to form associations, freedom of speech, etc (preview)
- Section 13 – Remedy of aggrieved persons other than officers (preview)
- Section 14 – Remedy of aggrieved officers (preview)
Sections
- Section 11 – Certificate of termination of service (preview)
- Section 50 – Punishments otherwise than by Security Guard Courts (preview)
- Section 87 – Documents exempted from production (preview)
Chapter III — Offences
- Section 15 – Offences in relation to the terrorists and other persons in arms against the Union and punishable with death (preview)
- Section 16 – Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times (preview)
- Section 17 – Mutiny (preview)
- Section 18 – Desertion and aiding desertion (preview)
- Section 19 – Absence without leave (preview)
- Section 20 – Striking or threatening superior officer (preview)
- Section 21 – Disobedience to superior officer (preview)
- Section 22 – Assault and obstruction (preview)
- Section 23 – Certain forms of disgraceful conduct (preview)
- Section 24 – Ill-treating a subordinate (preview)
- Section 25 – Drunkenness (preview)
- Section 26 – Permitting escape of person in custody (preview)
- Section 27 – Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement (preview)
- Section 28 – Escape from custody (preview)
- Section 29 – Offences in respect of property (preview)
- Section 30 – Extortion and exaction (preview)
- Section 31 – Making away with equipment (preview)
- Section 32 – Injury to property (preview)
- Section 33 – False accusations (preview)
- Section 34 – Falsifying official documents and false declarations (preview)
- Section 35 – False declaration on appointment (preview)
- Section 36 – Offences relating to Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 37 – False evidence (preview)
- Section 38 – Unlawful detention of pay (preview)
- Section 39 – Unbecoming conduct (preview)
- Section 40 – Violation of good order and discipline (preview)
- Section 41 – Miscellaneous offences (preview)
- Section 42 – Attempt (preview)
- Section 43 – Abetment of offences that have been committed (preview)
- Section 44 – Abetment of offences that have not been committed (preview)
- Section 45 – Civil offences (preview)
- Section 46 – Civil offences not triable by a Security Guard Court (preview)
Chapter IV — Punishments
- Section 47 – Punishments awardable by Security Guard Courts (preview)
- Section 48 – Alternative punishments awardable by Security Guard Courts (preview)
- Section 49 – Combination of punishments (preview)
- Section 51 – Minor punishments (preview)
- Section 52 – Limit of punishments under section 51 (preview)
- Section 53 – Punishment of officers of or below the rank of Squadron Commanders by officers not below the rank of Inspectors-General (preview)
- Section 54 – Punishment of persons of the rank of Assistant Commander (preview)
Chapter V — Arrest And Proceedings Before Trial
- Section 55 – Custody of offenders (preview)
- Section 56 – Duty of Commander in regard to detention (preview)
- Section 57 – Interval between committal and trial (preview)
- Section 58 – Arrest by civil authorities (preview)
- Section 59 – Capture of deserters (preview)
- Section 60 – Inquiry into absence without leave (preview)
Chapter VI — Security Guard Courts
- Section 61 – Kinds of security Guard Courts (preview)
- Section 62 – Power to convene General Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 63 – Power to convene a Petty Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 64 – Contents of warrants issued under sections 62 and 63 (preview)
- Section 65 – Composition of General Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 66 – Composition of a Petty Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 67 – Summary Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 68 – Dissolution of a Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 69 – Powers of a General Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 70 – Powers of a Petty Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 71 – Powers of a Summary Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 72 – Prohibition of second trial (preview)
- Section 73 – Period of limitation for trial (preview)
- Section 74 – Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act (preview)
- Section 75 – Application of Act during term of sentence (preview)
- Section 76 – Place of trial (preview)
- Section 77 – Choice between Criminal Court and Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 78 – Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender (preview)
Chapter VII — Procedure Of Security Guard Courts
- Section 79 – Presiding officer (preview)
- Section 80 – Judge Attorneys, etc (preview)
- Section 81 – Challenges (preview)
- Section 82 – Oaths of members, Judge Attorney and witness (preview)
- Section 83 – Voting by members (preview)
- Section 84 – General rule as to evidence (preview)
- Section 85 – Judicial notice (preview)
- Section 86 – Summoning witnesses (preview)
- Section 88 – Commissions for examination of witnesses (preview)
- Section 89 – Examination of witness on commission (preview)
- Section 90 – Conviction of offence not charged (preview)
- Section 91 – Presumption as to signatures (preview)
- Section 92 – Appointment paper (preview)
- Section 93 – Presumption as to certain documents (preview)
- Section 94 – Reference by accused to Government officer (preview)
- Section 95 – Evidence of previous convictions and general character (preview)
- Section 96 – Lunacy of accused (preview)
- Section 97 – Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial (preview)
- Section 98 – Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 97 (preview)
- Section 99 – Release of lunatic accused (preview)
- Section 100 – Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives (preview)
- Section 101 – Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial (preview)
- Section 102 – Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed (preview)
- Section 103 – Powers of Security Guard Court in relation to proceedings under the Act (preview)
Chapter VIII — Confirmation And Revision
- Section 104 – Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed (preview)
- Section 105 – Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 106 – Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 107 – Limitation of powers of confirming authority (preview)
- Section 108 – Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences (preview)
- Section 109 – Revision of finding or sentence (preview)
- Section 110 – Finding and sentence of a Summary Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 111 – Transmission of proceedings of Summary Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 112 – Alteration of finding of sentence in certain cases (preview)
- Section 113 – Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Security Guard Court (preview)
- Section 114 – Annulment of proceedings (preview)
Chapter IX
- Section 115 – Form of sentence of death (preview)
- Section 116 – Commencement of sentence of imprisonment (preview)
- Section 117 – Execution of sentence of imprisonment (preview)
- Section 118 – Temporary custody of offender (preview)
- Section 119 – Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases (preview)
- Section 120 – Conveyance of prisoner from place to place (preview)
- Section 121 – Communication of certain orders to prison officers (preview)
- Section 122 – Execution of sentence of fine (preview)
- Section 123 – Informality or error in the order or warrant (preview)
- Section 124 – Pardon and remission (preview)
- Section 125 – Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission (preview)
- Section 126 – Suspension of sentence of imprisonment (preview)
- Section 127 – Orders pending suspension (preview)
- Section 128 – Release on suspension (preview)
- Section 129 – Computation of period of suspension (preview)
- Section 130 – Order after suspension (preview)
- Section 131 – Reconsideration of case after suspension (preview)
- Section 132 – Fresh sentence after suspension (preview)
- Section 133 – Scope of power of suspension (preview)
- Section 134 – Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal (preview)
Chapter X — Miscellaneous
- Section 135 – Rank structure (preview)
- Section 136 – Deduction from pay and allowances (preview)
- Section 137 – Powers and duties conferable and imposable on members of the Security Guard (preview)
- Section 138 – Protection for acts of members of the Security Guard (preview)
- Section 139 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 140 – Provisions as to existing National Security Guard (preview)