Section 178 of the Army Act, 1950 – Restriction of rulemaking power in regard to corporal punishment

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Section 178: Restriction of rulemaking power in regard to corporal punishment

Rules made under section 177 shall not authorise corporal punishment to be inflicted for any offence, nor render the imprisonment more severe than it is under the law for the time being in force relating to civil prisons.

Source: official text of The Army Act, 1950 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Army Act, 1950.

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