Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
57. Limit of punishments under section 56.
1. In the
case of an award of two or more of the punishments specified in clauses (a ),
(b ), (c ) and (d ) of sub-section (1 ) of section 56,
the punishments specified in clause (c ) or clause (d ) shall take
effect only at the end of the punishment specified in clause (a ) or
clause (b ).
2. When
two or more of the punishments specified in clauses (a ), (b ) and
(c ) of subsection (1 ) of section 56 are awarded to a person
conjointly, or when already undergoing one or more of the said punishments, the
whole extent of the punishments shall not exceed in the aggregate forty-two
days.
3. The
punishments specified in clauses (a) , (b ) and (c ) of
sub-section (1 ) of section 56 shall not be awarded to any person who is
of the rank of an under-officer or was, at the time of committing the offence
for which he is punished, of such rank.
4. The
punishment specified in clause (f ) of sub-section (1 ) of section
56 shall not be awarded to any person below the rank of an under-officer.