| RULE | Air Force Rules, 1969 |
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| | CHAPTER-I |
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Definitions |
| 3. | Reports and applications |
| 4. | Forms set forth in schedule |
| 5. | Exercise of power vested in holder of air force appointment |
| 6. | Cases un provided for |
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| | CHAPTER II: ENROLMENT AND ATTESTATION |
| 7. | Enrolling officers and form of enrolment |
| 8. | Persons to be attested |
| 9. | Oath or affirmation to be taken on attestation |
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| | CHAPTER III: DISMISSALS, DISCHARGES, ETC. |
| 10. | Discharge not to be delayed |
| 11. | Discharge certificate |
| 12. | Date from which retirement discharge, release, removal or dismissal otherwise than by sentence of a court-martial takes effect |
| 13. | Release |
| 14. | Retirement |
| 15. | Authorities empowered to authorise discharg |
| 16. | Dismissal or removal of officers for misconduct |
| 17. | Removal from service of officers on grounds other than misconduct |
| 18. | Dismissal or removal of a person subject to the Act other than an officer |
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| | CHAPTER IV: RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO ARRESTS, ETC
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| 19. | Membership of Organisations |
| 20. | Political and other activities |
| 21. | Communications to Press, Lectures etc |
| 22. | Manner and extent of custody pending trial or confirmation of court-martial proceedings |
| 23. | Delay report |
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| | CHAPTER V: INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES AND TRIAL BY COURT-MARTIAL |
| 24. | Disposal of the charge of adjournment for taking down the summary of evidence |
| 25. | Remand of accused |
| 26. | Application of rules 24 and 25 to officers exercising powers of a commanding officer |
| 27. | Action by officer having power to convene a district court-martial |
| 28. | Action by officer having power to convene a general court-martial |
| 29. | Limitation of powers of minor punishment according to rank |
| 30. | Powers of minor punishment of Subordinate Commanders |
| 31. | Summary disposal of charge against officers and warrant officers |
| 32. | Summary award of punishment by commanding or other officer |
| 33. | Revision of minor punishments |
| 34. | Charge-sheet and charge |
| 35. | Commencement of charge-sheet |
| 36. | Contents of Charge |
| 37. | Signature on charge-sheet |
| 38. | Validity of charge-sheet |
| 39. | Opportunity for accused to prepare defence |
| 40. | Warning of accused for trial |
| 41. | Joint trial of several accused persons |
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| | EXCEPTION FROM RULES |
| 42. | Suspension of rules on the ground of the exigencies of the service or the necessities of discipline |
| 43. | Convening of general and district court-martial |
| 44. | Adjournment for insufficient number of officers |
| 45. | Ineligibility and disqualification of officers for court-martial |
| 46. | Composition of general court-martial |
| 47. | Composition of a district court-martial |
| 48. | Units of members of court-martial |
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| | Procedure at Trial-Constitution of Court |
| 49. | Inquiry by court as to legal constitution |
| 50. | Inquiry by court as to amenability of accused and validity of charge |
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| | Procedure at Trial--Challenge and Swearing |
| 51. | Appearance of accused and prosecutor |
| 52. | Proceedings for challenges of members of court |
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| | Form of Oath |
| 53. | Form of oath, Form of affirmation |
| 54. | Judge-Advocate- Form of oath, Form of affirmation.. |
| 55. | Persons to administer oaths and affirmations |
| 56. | Arraignment of accused |
| 57. | Objection by accused to charge |
| 58. | Amending of charge |
| 59. | Special plea to the jurisdiction |
| 60. | General plea of "guilty" or "not guilty" |
| 61. | Plea in bar |
| 62. | Procedure after plea of "guilty" |
| 63. | Withdrawal of plea of "not guilty" |
| 64. | Plea of "not guilty" and case for prosecution |
| 65. | Plea of no case |
| 66. | Procedure for defence |
| 67. | Procedure where accused does not call witnesses to the facts of the case |
| 68. | Procedure where accused calls witnesses to the facts of the case |
| 69. | Summing up by judge-advocate |
| 70. | Consideration of finding |
| 71. | Form record and announcement of finding |
| 72. | Procedure on acquittal |
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| | CHAPTER VII: PUNISHMENTS |
| 73. | Procedure on conviction |
| 74. | Sentence |
| 75. | Recommendation to mercy |
| 76. | Announcement of sentence and signing and transmission of proceedings |
| 77. | Revision |
| 78. | Promulgation |
| 79. | Mitigation of sentence on partial confirmation |
| 80. | Confirmation notwithstanding informality in, or excess of punishment |
| 81. | Member or prosecutor not to confirm proceedings |
| 82. | Seating of members |
| 83. | Responsibility of presiding officer |
| 84. | Power of court over address of prosecutor and accused |
| 85. | Procedure on trial of accused persons together |
| 86. | Separate charge-sheets |
| 87. | Sitting in closed court |
| 88. | Hours of sitting |
| 89. | Continuity of trial and adjournment of court |
| 90. | Suspension of trial |
| 91. | Proceedings on death or illness of the accused |
| 92. | Death, retirement or absence of presiding officer |
| 93. | Presence of members during trial |
| 94. | Taking of opinions of members of court |
| 95. | Procedure on incidental question |
| 96. | Swearing of court to try several accused persons |
| 97. | Swearing of interpreter and shorthand writer |
| 98. | Evidence, when to be translated |
| 99. | Record in proceedings of transactions of courts-martial |
| 100. | Custody and inspection of proceedings |
| 101. | Transmission of proceedings after finding |
| 102. | Defending officer and friend of accused |
| 103. | Counsel allowed in certain general and district courts-martial |
| 104. | Requirements for appearance of counsel |
| 105. | Counsel for prosecution |
| 106. | Counsel for accused |
| 107. | General rules as to counsel |
| 108. | Qualifications of counsel |
| 109. | Statement by accused when defended by counsel or officer |
| 110. | Disqualifications of judge-advocate |
| 111. | Powers and duties of judge-advocate |
| 112. | Calling of all prosecutor's witnesses |
| 113. | Calling of witnesses whose evidence is not contained in summary |
| 114. | List of witnesses for accused |
| 115. | Procuring attendance of witnesses |
| 116. | Procedure when essential witness is absent |
| 117. | Withdrawal or witnesses from court |
| 118. | Oath or affirmation to be administered to witnesses |
| 119. | Mode of questioning witnesses |
| 120. | Question to witness by court or judge-advocate |
| 121. | Recalling of witnesses and calling of witnesses in reply |
| 122. | Addresses may be in writing |
| 123. | Provisions as to finding of insanity |
| 124. | Preservation of Proceedings |
| 125. | Right of person tried to copies of proceedings |
| 126. | Copy of proceedings not to be given in certain cases |
| 127. | Loss of proceeding |
| 128. | Validity or irregular procedure in certain cases |
| 129. | Offences of witnesses and others |
| 130. | Convening the court and record of proceedings |
| 131. | Charge |
| 132. | Trial of several accused persons |
| 133. | Challenges |
| 134. | Swearing or affirming the court, judge-advocate etc |
| 135. | Arraignment |
| 136. | Plea to jurisdiction |
| 137. | Evidence |
| 138. | Defence |
| 139. | Record of the evidence and defence |
| 140. | Finding and sentence |
| 141. | Adjournment |
| 142. | Application of rules |
| 143. | Evidence of opinion of convening officer |
| 144. | Committal warrant |
| 145. | Warrants under section 171 |
| 146. | Sentence of cashiering or dismissal |
| 147. | Custody of person under sentence of death |
| 148. | Opportunity for petition against sentence of death |
| 149. | Death warrant |
| 150. | Execution of sentence of death |
| 151. | Procedure on pardon, or where proceedings are set aside or where sentence of death is commuted or remitted |
| 152. | Field Punishment |
| 153. | Nature of punishment of detention |
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| | CHAPTER VI: COURTS OF INQUIRY |
| 154. | General |
| 155. | Courts of Inquiry under section 107 for the purpose of determining the illegal absence of persons subject to the Act |
| 156. | Courts of inquiry other than those held under section 107 |
| 157. | Imposition of collective fines under section 90 |
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| | CHAPTER VII: PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES, OFFICERS AND OTHER MATTERS |
| 158. | Conditions prescribed under section 4 (xxiii) (b). |
| 159. | Conditions prescribed under section 4 (xxvii). |
| 160. | Prescribed officer under section 7(l) |
| 161. | Prescribed officer under section 80 |
| 162. | Prescribed officer under section 92(l) |
| 163. | Prescribed officer under section 94 of the Act |
| 164. | Prescribed authority under section 98 |
| 165. | Prescribed authorities under sections 99 and 100 |
| 166. | Prescribed officers under section 108(i) |
| 167. | Prescribed officers under section 124 |
| 168. | Prescribed officer under section 141(l) |
| 169. | Manner of custody under section 144(4) |
| 170. | Prescribed officer under section 145 |
| 171. | Prescribed officer under section 161(2) |
| 172. | Prescribed officer under section 162 and annulment of proceedings |
| 173. | Prescribed officer under section 166(l) |
| 174. | Prescribed officer under section 177 |
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| | First Schedule |
| | Second Schedule |
