Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
144. Suspension of sentence of imprisonment.
1. Where a
person subject to this Act is sentenced by a Force Court to imprisonment, the
Central Government, the Director-General or any officer empowered to convene a
General Force Court may suspend the sentence whether or not the offender has
already been committed to prison or to Force custody.
2. The
authority or officer specified in sub-section (1 ) may, in the case of an
offender so sentenced direct that until the orders of such authority or officer
have been obtained, the offender shall not be committed to prison or to Force
custody.
3. The
powers conferred by sub-sections (1 ) and (2 ) may be exercised in
the case of any such sentence which has been confirmed, reduced or commuted.