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Pakistan Army Act, 1952
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CHAPTER I.
PRELIMINARY
1
Short title and commencement.
2
Persons subject to the Act.
2 A
Secondment to Navy or Air Force
2 B
Secondment of other Armed Forces.
3
Special provision as to rank in certain cases.
4
Commanding officer of certain persons subject to the Act.
5
Powers to apply Act to certain forces under [Federal Government].
6
Application of Act to States forces by Order of the Governor-General.
7
Power to declare persons to be on active service.
8
Definitions.
CHAPTER II.
APPOINTMENT, ENROLEMENT AND ATTESTATION.
9
Appointment to warrant rank.
9 A
Administration of oath to warrant officers.- [Omitted.]
10
Ineligibility of aliens for service in the Army.
11
Procedure before enrolling officer.
12
Enrolment.
13
Presumption of validity of enrolment in certain cases.
14
Persons to be attested.
15
Mode of attestation.
15 A
Fresh oath to certain persons.- [Omitted.]
CHAPTER III.
TERMINATION OF SERVICE
16
Dismissal or removal by Federal Government
17
Dismissal or removal by 2[Commander-in-chief] or other authorised officer.
18
Retirement, release, or discharge.
19
Certificate on termination of service.
20
Discharge or dismissal when out of Pakistan.
CHAPTER IV.
SUMMARY REDUCTION AND PUNISHMENT OTHERWISE THAN BY SENTENCE OF COURT MARTIAL.
21
Reduction of warrant officers and non commissioned officers.
22
Reversion of an acting non commissioned officer.
23
Minor punishments.
CHAPTER V.
OFFENCES
24
Offences in relation to enemy and punishable with death.
25
Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.
26
Disclosure of parole or watchword.
27
Offences against property or persons of inhabitant of country where serving.
28
Offences relating to sentries.
29
House breaking, false alarms, unauthorised disclosures, punishable more severely on active service than at other times.
30
Other service offences.
31
Mutiny and insubordination.
32
Offences in relation to superior officers.
33
Disobedience of lawful command.
34
Neglect to obey orders.
35
Insubordination and obstruction.
36
Desertion and aiding deserters.
37
Absence without leave.
38
Fraudulent enrolment.
39
False answers on enrolment.
40
Fraudulent offence in respect of property.
41
Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.
42
Illegal gratification.
43
Intoxication.
44
Offences in relation to persons in custody.
45
Loss of arms, etc., and destruction of property.
46
False accusation.
47
False documents.
48
Signing in blank and failure to report.
49
Offences in relation to courts martial.
50
False statement before court martial.
51
Irregular confinement.
52
Unbecoming behaviour.
53
Striking or ill treating person subject to the Act.
54
Unlawful detention of pay.
55
Violation of good order and discipline.
56
Offences relating to aircraft.
57
Attempt.
58
Abetment.
59
Civil offences.
CHAPTER VI.
PUNISHMENT
60
Punishments.
61
Field punishment.
62
Special provisions regarding sentences.
63
Retention in the ranks of person convicted on active service
CHAPTER VII.
PENAL DEDUCTIONS
64
Authorised deductions only to be made from pay.
65
Deductions from pay and allowances.
66
Pay and allowances during trial.
67
Deduction from public money due, other than pay.
68
Power to withhold pay and allowances pending enquiry into conduct as prisoner of war.
69
Remission of deductions.
70
Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions.
71
General power to make provision for dependants.
72
Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war.
CHAPTER VIII.
ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
73
Custody of offenders.
74
Duty of commanding officer in regard to person in custody.
75
Interval between committal and court martial.
76
Arrest by civil authorities.
77
Capture of deserters.
78
Inquiry into absence of person subject to Act.
78 A
Inquiry into any other matters.
Provost Marshals
79
Appointment, duties and powers of provost marshals.
CHAPTER IX.
COURTS MARTIAL
Constitution, Jurisdiction and Powers of Courts Martial
80
Kinds of courts martial.
81
Power to convene general courts martial.
82
Power to convene district courts martial.
83
Limitation of powers of convening authorities.
84
Power to convene field general Court martial.
85
Composition of general Court martial.
86
Composition of district Court martial.
87
Composition of field general Court martial.
88
Summary courts martial.
89
Dissolution of Courts martial.
90
Prohibition of second trial.
91
Period of limitation for trial.
92
Liability of offender who cease to be subject to the Act.
93
Place of trial.
94
Order in case of concurrent jurisdiction of court martial and criminal court.
95
Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.
96
Trial by court martial, bar to subsequent trial by criminal court.
96 A
Definition of court martial.
97
Powers of general and field general court martial.
98
Power of district court martial.
99
Offences triable by summary Court martial.
100
Persons triable by summary Court martial
101
Sentence awardable by summary Court martial
102
President.
102 A
Religion of confirming officer, president, judge advocate and members of general, district or field general court martial.
103
Judge advocate.
104
Challenges.
105
Voting of members.
106
Oaths of president and members.
107
Oaths of judge advocate and others.
108
Oaths of witnesses.
108 A
Affirmation not allowed in the case of muslim.
109
Summoning witnesses and production of documents.
110
Commissions for the examination of witness.
111
Conviction of one offence permissible on charge of another.
112
Rules of evidence to be the same as in criminal court.
113
Judicial notice.
114
Presumption as to signatures.
115
Enrolment paper.
116
Presumption as to certain documents.
117
Reference by accused to Government officer.
118
Evidence of previous convictions and general character.
CHAPTER X.
CONFIRMATION AND REVISION OF FINDING AND SENTENCES
119
Finding and sentence not valid unless confirmed.
120
Power to confirm finding and sentence of general Court martial.
121
Power to confirm finding and sentence of district Court martial.
122
Limitation of powers of confirming authority.
123
Power to confirm finding and sentence of field general court martial.
124
Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences.
125
Confirmation of finding and sentence on board a ship.
126
Revision of finding and sentence.
127
Finding and sentence of a summary court martial.
128
Transmission of proceedings of a summary court martial.
129
Substitution of a valid finding or sentence for an invalid finding or sentence.
130
Provision in the case of accused being lunatic.
131
Remedy against finding and sentence of Court martial.
132
Annulment of proceedings.
133
Bar of appeals.
133 A
Court of appeals 4[for hadd cases].
CHAPTER XI.
EXECUTION OF SENTENCES
134
Form of sentence of stoning to death or death.
135
Commencement of sentence of imprisonment or imprisonment or detention.
136
Execution of sentence of transportation or rigorous imprisonment.
137
Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.
138
Execution of sentence of detention.
139
Interim custody of offenders sentenced to transportation.
140
Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.
141
Communication of certain orders to civil prison officers.
142
Execution of sentence of fine.
CHAPTER XII.
PARDONS, REMISSION AND SUSPENSION
143
Pardons and remissions.
144
Suspension of sentence of transportation, rigorous imprisonment or detention.
145
Orders pending suspension.
146
Release on suspension.
147
Computation of period of sentence under suspension.
148
Power to set aside suspension or to order remission.
149
Periodical review of suspended sentence.
150
Procedure on further sentence of offender whose sentence is suspended.
151
Scope of power of suspension.
152
Effect of suspension on dismissal.
CHAPTER XIII.
PROPERTY OF DECEASED PERSONS, DESERTERS AND LUNATICS
153
Property of deceased persons and deserters, other than officers.
154
Disposal of certain property without production of probate, etc.
155
Discharge of commanding officer, prescribed person and the government.
156
Application of sections 153 to 155 to lunatics, etc.
157
Property of officers.
158
Powers of committee of Adjustment.
159
Disposal of surplus by the prescribed person.
160
Disposal of certain property without production of probate, etc.
161
Discharge of committee, prescribed person, and the Government.
162
Property in the hands of the committee or the prescribed person not to be assets at the place where the committee or the prescribed person is stationed.
163
Saving of rights of representative.
164
Applications of sections 158 to 163 to lunatics, etc.
165
Appointment of standing committee of adjustment when officers die or desert while on active service.
166
Interpretations.
CHAPTER XIV.
MISCELLANEOUS PRIVILEGES
167
Complaint against officers.
168
Complaint by officers.
169
Privileges of person attending courts martial.
170
Exemption from arrest for debt.
171
Property exempted from attachment.
172
Application of the last two foregoing sections to reservists.
173
Priority of hearing by courts of cases in which persons subject to this act are concerned.
174
Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases.
175
Order for disposal of property regarding which offence committed.
Pajustab Army (Amendment) Ordinance, 2007
Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2015
Pakistan Army (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015
Pakistan Army (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009
Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2017.
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