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Resignation of members. \r\n13. Offences punishable with transportation for life or rigorous \r\nimprisonment for seven years. \r\n14. Offences punishable with one year rigorous imprisonm ent or fine or \r\nboth. \r\n15. Departmental punishment. \r\n15A. Capture of deserters. \r\n15B. Protection of persons serving in the Force. \r\n16. Imprisonment for 90 days to result in dismissal. \r\n17. Suspension. \r\n18. Place of imprisonment. \r\n19. Sanction of prosecution. \r\n20. Powers of Govern ment to invest the Commandant or any other officer \r\nwith a Magisterial powers. \r\nProcedure. \r\nAppeal. \r\n20A. Savings. \r\n21. Powers to make rules. \r\n22. Repeal. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PAKISTAN RANGERS] ORDINANCE, 1959 \r\n(XIV of 1959) \r\n[28 March 1959] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto constitute a force called the \r\n3\r\n[Pakistan Rangers] for the protection of and \r\nmaintenance of order in the border areas \r\n4\r\n[* * * *]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to con stitute a force called the \r\n5\r\n[Pakistan \r\nRangers] for the protection of and maintenance of order in the border areas \r\n6\r\n[* * * *]; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE , in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the \r\nseventh day of October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that \r\nbehalf, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the \r\nfollowing Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and application .– \r\n7\r\n[(1) This Ordinance may be called the \r\n8\r\n[Pakistan Rangers] Ordinance, 1959.] \r\n \r\n9\r\n[(2) It extends to the Provinces of the Punjab and Sind and applies to every \r\nmember of the Force wherever he may be serving.] \r\n \r\n10\r\n[(3) The provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder shall \r\nhave effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Civil Servants A ct, 1973 (LXXI \r\nof 1973), and the rules made thereunder.] \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on March 20, 1959, published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1959, pp. 217-227, saved and given permanent effect by Article 225 of the \r\nConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Omitted the words “in the Province of West Pakistan” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of \r\n1971) (w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 \r\nread with Schedule. \r\n5Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n6Omitted the words “in the Province of West Pakistan” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of \r\n1971) (w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 \r\nread with Schedule. \r\n7Substituted by Not ification No. Leg.3(14)59, dated May 2, 1959, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), \r\ndated May 2, 1959, p. 385, para (1). \r\n8Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n9Substituted by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of 1971) (w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the \r\nGazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with Schedule. \r\n10Added by the Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XIII of 1985), published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated February 21, 1985, pp. 77-80, s. 2. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “active duty” means duty under the operational control of the Army; \r\n1\r\n[(b) “Commandant” means a Commandant appointed under sub -section (3) \r\nof section 4 and includes an officer appointed to act as Commandant; \r\n(c) “Deputy Director-General” means a Deputy Director -General appointed \r\nunder sub-section (2) of section 4 and includes an officer appointed to \r\nact as Deputy Director-General; \r\n(d) “Director-General” means the Director -General appointed under sub -\r\nsection (1) of section 4 and includes an officer appointed to act as \r\nDirector-General;] \r\n(e) “Force” means the \r\n2\r\n[Pakistan Rangers]; \r\n3\r\n[(f) “Government”, in relation to a member or unit of the Force, means the \r\nGovernment of the Province within which such member or unit is \r\nserving;] \r\n(g) “member of the Force” means a person who, at th e commencement of \r\nthis Ordinance, is serving under the West Pakistan Border Police Force \r\nAct, 1958\r\n4\r\n, or who, is a member of the Bahawalpur Border Police, or \r\nwho, after the commencement of this Ordinance, has been appointed \r\nto the \r\n5\r\n[Pakistan Rangers] under this Ordinance, and has signed a \r\nrecruiting roll on which the conditions of service contained in either of \r\nthe Schedules are set forth: \r\nProvided that every person who has for the space of six months \r\nbeen in receipt of pay as a member of the \r\n6\r\n[Pakistan Rangers] and \r\nbeen borne on the rolls of the \r\n7\r\n[Pakistan Rangers], shall be deemed to \r\nbe a member of the Force, notwithstanding that he has not signed a \r\nrecruiting roll; \r\n(h) “operational control” means command of the Force or its sub -units by \r\nthe Army and its em ployment during emergency/war within the over -all \r\noperational plan of the Army; \r\n8\r\n[*] \r\n(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance \r\n1\r\n[; \r\nand] \r\n \r\n1Substituted for clauses (b), (c) and (d) by the Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XIII of 1985), published in the Gazette \r\nof Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated February 21, 1985, pp. 77-80, s. 3. \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), published \r\nin the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n3Substituted by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of 1971) (w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the Gazette of \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with Schedule. \r\n4Repealed by this Ordinance. \r\n5Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), published \r\nin the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n6Ibid. \r\n7Ibid. \r\n8Omitted the word “and” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (XXXVI of 1962), published in the Gazette of \r\nWest Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 6, 1962, pp. 2257-2259, s. 2(i). \r\n2\r\n[(j) the expressions “assault”, “criminal force”, “fraudulently”, “reasons to \r\nbelieve”, an d “voluntarily causing hurt” shall have the meanings \r\nrespectively assigned to them in the Pakistan Penal Code.] \r\n3. Powers to maintain \r\n3\r\n[Pakistan Rangers ].– (1) There shall be a Force , \r\n4\r\n[common to the Provinces of the Punjab and Sind to be] called the \r\n5\r\n[Pakistan \r\nRangers]. \r\n (2) The Force shall be constituted in such manner and the members of the \r\nForce shall receive such pay, pension and other remuneration, and their conditions \r\nof service shall be such \r\n6\r\n[as may be prescribed]. \r\n \r\n7\r\n[(3) Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, the superintendence of \r\nand control over the members or units of the Force serving within a Province shall \r\nvest in the Government of that Province.] \r\n (4) The \r\n8\r\n[Federal Government shall, for administration of the Force, \r\nappoint Director-Generals], \r\n9\r\n[Deputy Directors -General], Commandants, Wing \r\nCommandants, and other officers in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n4. Appointment and powers of superior officers .– \r\n10\r\n[\r\n11\r\n[(1) The Federal \r\nGovernment may appoint as ma ny Director-Generals and Deputy Director-Generals \r\nof the Force as it may consider necessary and determine their headquarters, places \r\nof duties and area of jurisdiction.] \r\n \r\n12\r\n[(2) * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n (3) There shall be such number of Commandants of the Force in each of \r\nthe two Provinces as the Provincial Government concerned may appoint. \r\n (4) Subject to the general control of the Director -General, the Deputy \r\nDirector-General and every other officer of the Force shall possess and exercise \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the full-stop by the Ordinance ibid., s. 2(ii). \r\n2Added by the Ordinance ibid., s. 2(iii). \r\n3Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), published \r\nin the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n4Substituted for the words “maintained by Government and” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of \r\n1971) (w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read \r\nwith Schedule. \r\n5Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), published \r\nin the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n6Substituted for the words “Government may prescribe” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of 1971) \r\n(w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the G azette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with \r\nSchedule. \r\n7Substituted by the Order ibid. \r\n8Substituted for the words “Force shall be administered by the Director -General” by the Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 19 97 \r\n(XXVI of 1997), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated July 11, 1997, pp. 1537-1538, s. 2. \r\n9Substituted for the words “Deputy Director -General” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of 1971) \r\n(w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with \r\nSchedule. \r\n10Substituted by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of 1971) (w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the \r\nGazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with Schedule. \r\n11Substituted by the Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 19 97 (XXVI of 1 997), published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated July 11, 1997, pp. 1537-1538, s. 3(a). \r\n12Omitted by the Act ibid., s. 3(b). \r\nsuch powers and authority over the subordinate off icers and members of the Force \r\nunder his command as may be prescribed.] \r\n5. Appointment of subordinate officers and men .– (1) The appointment of \r\nmembers of the Force, other than those mentioned in \r\n1\r\n[sub-sections (1) and (2)] of \r\nsection 4, shall vest in the Director-General, or any other officer authorised by him in \r\nthis behalf. \r\n \r\n2\r\n[(2) Such appointments shall be made by direct recruitment or promotion or \r\nfrom personnel on deputation from the Pakistan Defence Forces, the Provincial \r\nPolice, the Civil Armed Forc es including the Frontier Constabulary, or any other \r\nDepartment of Government, in such manner as may be prescribed.] \r\n6. Functions of the \r\n3\r\n[Pakistan Rangers ].– The Force shall perform the \r\nfollowing functions:– \r\n(a) protection of persons and property in the Border areas; \r\n(b) apprehension of persons unlawfully entering into or going out of \r\nPakistan territory; \r\n(c) organization of village defence in the Border areas; \r\n(d) prevention of smuggling;\r\n4\r\n[*] \r\n(e) collection of intelligence in the border areas \r\n5\r\n[; and] \r\n6\r\n[(f) co-ordination of the activities of Police and other civil agencies in the \r\nprevention and detection of smuggling.] \r\n7. Assistance to Police.– The Force shall– \r\n(a) assist the Police in the prevention and detection of crime in the Border \r\nareas;\r\n7\r\n[and] \r\n8\r\n[ * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n9\r\n[(b)] reinforce the Police for the maintenance of law and order whenever it is \r\nnecessary. \r\n8. General duties of the members of the Force .– (1) It shall be the duty of \r\nevery member of the Force to obey and execute all orders and warrants lawfully \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the word, brackets and figure “sub -section (1)” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 \r\n(P.O. 14 of 1971) (w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the Gazette of Paki stan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-\r\n1854, Article 3 read with Schedule. \r\n2Substituted by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (LI of 1959), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated October 3, 1959, pp. 867-868, s. 2. \r\n3Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n4Deleted the word “and” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (LI of 1959), published in the Gazette of \r\nWest Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated October 3, 1959, pp. 867-868, s. 3(i). \r\n5Substituted for the full-stop by the Ordinance ibid., s. 3(ii). \r\n6Added by the Ordinance ibid., s. 3(iii). \r\n7Ibid., s. 4(i). \r\n8Deleted the clause (b) by the Ordinance ibid., s. 4(ii). \r\n9Renumbered clause (c) as clause (b) by the Ordinance ibid., s. 4(iii). \r\nissued to him by any competent authority, to detect and bring offenders to justice, \r\nand to apprehend all persons whom he is legally authorised to apprehend and for \r\nwhose apprehension sufficient grounds exist. \r\n (2) Every member of the Force shall be liable to serve \r\n1\r\n[anywhere within or \r\noutside Pakistan]. \r\n9. State of emergency.– \r\n2\r\n[(1) The Governor of the Punjab or, as the case may \r\nbe, the Governor of Sind may by an order at any time declare a state of emergency \r\non the entire border of the Province o r a part thereof and thereby place under the \r\noperational control of the Army all or any of the units or members of the Force for the \r\ntime being serving within the Province.] \r\n (2) Notwithstanding an order under the last preceding sub -section, the \r\nForce shall continue to remain subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. \r\n10. Powers and duties of members .– Government may, by a general or special \r\norder, confer or impose upon any member of the Force, any of the powers or duties \r\nconferred or imposed on a Police Officer of any class or grade by any enactment for \r\nthe time being in force. \r\n11. Privileges of the members .– The members of the Force shall be entitled to \r\nall the privileges which a member of the police force constituted under the Police Act, \r\n1861\r\n3\r\n, has und er sections 42 and 43 of that Act, section 125 of the Evidence Act, \r\n1872\r\n4\r\n, and any other enactment for the time being in force. \r\n12. Resignation of members.– No member of the Force shall– \r\n(a) resign his appointment or request for his reversion to his parent \r\ndepartment during the time he is on active duty; \r\n(b) withdraw himself wilfully from all or any of the duties of his \r\nappointment, without the previous permission in writing of the Director -\r\nGeneral or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf. \r\n13. Offences punishable with transportation for life or rigorous \r\nimprisonment for seven years.– Any member of the Force who– \r\n(a) begins, excites, causes or conspires to cause or joins in any mutiny, or \r\nbeing present at any mutiny, does not use his utmost endea vour to \r\nsuppress it, or knowing or having reasons to believe in the existence of \r\nany mutiny or of any intention to mutiny or of any conspiracy against \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “in any part of the Provinces of the Punjab and Sind” by the Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1985 (XIII of 1985), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated February 21, 1985, pp. 77 -80, s. 4. \r\nEarlier substituted for the words “Province of West Pakistan” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Recons titution) Order, 1971 (P.O. \r\n14 of 1971), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with \r\nSchedule. \r\n2Substituted by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of 1971) (w.e.f. 1.7.1971), published in the \r\nGazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with Schedule. \r\n3V of 1861. \r\n4I of 1872. \r\nthe \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[Federal]] or Provincial Government does not, without delay, give \r\ninformation thereof to any one of his superior officers; or \r\n(b) uses, or attempts to use, criminal force to, or commits an assault on, \r\nhis superior officer whether on or off duty knowing or having reason s to \r\nbelieve him to be such; or \r\n(c) shamefully or cowardly abandons or delivers up an y garrison, fortress, \r\npost or guard which is committed to his charge, or which it is his duty to \r\ndefend; or \r\n(d) commits theft of or mis -appropriates any arms or military stores \r\nbelonging to Government; or \r\n(e) directly or indirectly holds correspondence wit h or assists or relieves \r\nany person in arms against the \r\n3\r\n[\r\n4\r\n[Federal]] or Provincial Government, \r\nor omits to disclose immediately to any one of his superior officers, any \r\nsuch correspondence coming to his knowledge; or \r\n(f) communicates to any person, other than a person to whom he is \r\nauthorised to communicate information, which is calculated to be or is \r\nintended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy or a foreign \r\npower or which is prejudicial to the safety of Pakistan or to the good \r\norder and efficient working of the Force; or \r\n(g) who, while on active duty:– \r\n(i) disobeys the lawful command of his superior officers; or \r\n(ii) deserts the service; or \r\n(iii) being a sentry, sleeps upon his post, or quits it without being \r\nregularly relieved; or \r\n(iv) wilfully destroys, damages or injures any property of the value of \r\nfive hundred rupees or more, placed in his charge; or \r\n(v) displays cowardice in the execution of his duty; or \r\n(vi) quits his guard, picquet, party, or patrol, without being regularly \r\nrelieved or without leave, \r\nshall be punished with \r\n5\r\n[rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to \r\nfourteen years in respect of offences described in clauses (a) to (f), and to \r\nseven years in respect of offences described in clause (g)]. \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the word “Federal” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (XXXVI of 1962), published in \r\nthe Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 6, 1962, pp. 2257-2259, s. 3. \r\n2Substituted for the word “Central” by the West Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXIV of 1975), published in the \r\nGazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 3. \r\n3Substituted for the word “Federal” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (XXXVI of 1962), published in \r\nthe Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 6, 1962, pp. 2257-2259, s. 3(i). \r\n4Substituted for the word “Central” by the West Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXIV of 1975), published in the \r\nGazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 3. \r\n5Substituted for the words “ transportation for life i n respect of offences described in clauses (a) to (f), and with seven years’ \r\nrigorous imprisonment in respect of offences described in clause (g) ” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, \r\n1962 (XXXVI of 1962), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 6, 1962, pp. 2257-2259, s. 3(ii). \r\n14. Offences punishable with one year rigorous imprisonment or fine or \r\nboth.– Any member of the Force who:– \r\n(a) is in a state of intoxication when on or after having been warned for any \r\nduty or on parade or on the line of march; or \r\n(b) being in command of a guard, picquet or patr ol, refuses to secure any \r\nprisoner or person duly committed to his charge, or without proper \r\nauthority, releases any prisoner or person placed under his charge, or \r\nnegligently suffers any such prisoner or person to escape; or \r\n(c) \r\n1\r\n[being under arrest or in confinement, leaves] before he is set at liberty \r\nby proper authority; or \r\n(d) strikes or attempts to force any sentry; or \r\n(e) is grossly insubordinate or insolent to his superior officer in the \r\nexecution of his office; or \r\n(f) strikes or otherwise ill uses any member of the Force; or \r\n(g) designedly or through neglect, injures or loses or fraudulently disposes \r\nof, his arms, clothes, tools, equipment, ammunition, accoutrements \r\n2\r\n[or \r\nanimals] or Force necessaries or any such articles entrusted to him or \r\nbelonging to any other person; or \r\n(h) malingers or feigns or produces disease or infirmity in himself or \r\nintentionally delays his cure, or aggravates his disease or infirmity; or \r\n(i) with intent to render himself or any other person unfit for service, \r\nvoluntarily causes hurt to himself or any other person; or \r\n(j) does not, when called upon by his superior officer so to do or upon \r\nceasing to be a member of the Force, forthwith deliver up or duly \r\naccount for, all or any arms, ammunition, stores, accoutrements, \r\nappointments or other property issued or supplied to him or in his \r\ncustody or possession, as such member of the Force; or \r\n(k) knowingly furnishes a false return or report of the number or state of \r\nany men under his command or charge, or of any money, arms, \r\nammunition, clothing, equipment, stores or other property in his charge, \r\nwhether belonging to such men or to Government or to any member of \r\nor any person attached to the Force, or who through design or culpable \r\nneglect, omits or refuses to make or send any retu rn or report of the \r\nmatters aforesaid; or \r\n(l) absents himself without leave, or without sufficient cause overstays \r\nleave granted to him; or \r\n(m) is guilty of any act or omission, which, though not specified in the \r\nOrdinance, is prejudicial to good order and discipline; or \r\n(n) who, while not on active duty– \r\n \r\n1Substituted/rectified for the words “is grossly insubordinate or insolent to his” by Notification No. Leg.3(14)59, dated May 2, \r\n1959, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 2, 1959, p. 385, para (2). \r\n2Inserted by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (XXXVI of 1962), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 6, 1962, pp. 2257-2259, s. 4. \r\n(i) disobeys the lawful command of his superior officers; or \r\n(ii) deserts the service; or \r\n(iii) being a sentry, sleeps upon his post or quits it without being \r\nregularly relieved; or \r\n(iv) plunders, destroys, or damages any property of any kind; or \r\n(v) displays cowardice in the execution of his duty; or \r\n(vi) quits his guard, picquet, party, or patrol without being regularly \r\nrelieved or without leave, \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year \r\nor with fine which may extend to three months’ pay or with both. \r\n15. Departmental punishment.– \r\n1\r\n[(1) The Director-General, may, subject to rules \r\nmade under this Ordinance, summarily award, in lieu of or in addition to suspension, \r\nremoval, dismissal or compulsory retirement from service, any one or more of the \r\nfollowing punishments to any member of the Force who in his opinion is inefficient or \r\nhas ceased to be efficient or whom he considers to be guilty of disobedience, neglect \r\nof duty or remissness in the discharge of duty or of rendering himself unfit to \r\ndischarge his duty, or of other misconduct in his capacity as a member of the Force, \r\nthat is to say:– \r\n(a) reduction in rank; \r\n(b) fine to any amount not exceeding one month’s pay and allowances; \r\n(c) detention in quarters for a term not exceeding one month; \r\n(d) rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years with or \r\nwithout drill, extra guard, fatigue or other duty; \r\n(e) removal from any office of distinction or special emoluments i n the \r\nForce; \r\n(f) extra guards and picquets; \r\n(g) forfeiture of increment of pay; \r\n(h) in the case of a member of the Force of and above the rank of Sub -\r\nInspector and non -commissioned officers reprimand or severe \r\nreprimand: \r\nProvided that the punishments specified in clauses (c) and (d) shall not \r\nbe awarded to a member of the Force of and above the rank of Sub -\r\nInspector \r\n2\r\n[:] \r\n3\r\n[Provided further that no disciplinary action against a member of the \r\nForce shall be taken without providing him an opportunity of being \r\nheard.] \r\n \r\n1Substituted by the Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XIII of 1985), published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated February 21, 1985, pp. 77-80, s. 5(a). \r\n2Substituted for the full-stop by the Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Act, 1992 (XIV of 1992) , published in the Gazette of \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated July 30, 1992, p. 513, s. 2. \r\n3Added by the Act ibid. \r\n (1A) The Director -General may delegate, to such extent and in respect of \r\nsuch units as he may think fit, the powers conferred upon him by sub -section (1) to \r\nthe Deputy Director-General. \r\n (1B) Subject to rules framed under this Ordinance, a Command ant may, in \r\nrespect of the members of the Force subordinate to him, exercise the powers \r\nconferred on the Director-General by sub-section (1): \r\nProvided that a Commandant shall not award imprisonment for a term exceeding \r\none year or, in the case of a member holding the rank of Sub -Inspector and above, \r\nthe punishment of reduction in rank, removal, dismissal or compulsory retirement \r\nfrom service. \r\n (1C) A Commandant may delegate, to such extent as he may think fit, the \r\npowers conferred upon him by sub -section (1B) to any other officer appointed under \r\nsection 5 who is under his command and such officer may exercise such powers in \r\nrespect of the members of the Force subordinate to him: \r\n Provided that the Commandant shall not delegate powers of reduction in rank, \r\nremoval, dismissal or compulsory retirement from service or award of rigorous \r\nimprisonment exceeding thirty days.] \r\n (2) The Director-General, the Deputy Director-General, or any other officer \r\nof the Force not below the rank of a Company Commander, commanding a separate \r\ndetachment or an out -post or in temporary command at headquarters during the \r\nabsence of his superiors in the Force may, in a summary manner, award to any \r\nmember of the Force, who is not a gazetted officer and who is subject to his \r\nauthority, any of the following punishments for the commission of any petty offence \r\nagainst discipline which is not otherwise provided for in this Ordinance, or which is \r\nnot of a sufficiently serious nature to call for a prosecution before a Criminal Court, \r\nthat is to say– \r\n(a) confinement for not more than seven days in the quarter -guard or such \r\nother place as may be considered suitable with forfeiture of all \r\nemoluments during its continuance; \r\n(b) punishment drill or fatigue or other duty; \r\n(c) extra guard and picquet duty. \r\n \r\n1\r\n[(3) The Director-General or the Commandant may order deductions from \r\npay and allowances of a member of the Force in order to make good any expenses \r\ncaused by him or any loss by him of, or damage or destruction done by him to, any \r\narms, ammunition, e quipment, clothings, instruments, decoration or necessaries \r\nbelonging to the Force or to any building or property.] \r\n2\r\n[15A. Capture of deserters .– (1) Whenever any member of the Force deserts or \r\nabsents without leave, his Commandant shall give written info rmation of the \r\ndesertion or absence to such civil authorities as in his opinion may be able to afford \r\nassistance towards the capture of the deserter and such authorities shall thereupon \r\ntake steps for the apprehension of the said deserter or absentee in li ke manner as if \r\n \r\n1Added by the Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XIII of 1985), published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated February 21, 1985, pp. 77-80, s. 5(b). \r\n2Inserted by the Ordinance ibid., s. 6. \r\nhe were a person for whose apprehension a warrant had been issued by a \r\nMagistrate, and shall deliver the deserter or absentee, when apprehended, to Force \r\ncustody. \r\n (2) Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person whom he \r\nreasonably believes to be a member of the Force and a deserter or absentee without \r\nleave and bring him without delay before the nearest Magistrate as if he were a \r\ndeserter from the Pakistan Army.] \r\n1\r\n[15B. Protection of persons serving in the Force .– (1) In any suit or proceedings \r\nagainst any person appointed under section 4 or section 5 for any act done by him in \r\npursuance of a warrant or order of a competent authority, it shall be lawful for him to \r\nplead that such act was done by him under the authority of such warrant or order. \r\n (2) Such plea may be proved by the production of the warrant or order \r\ndirecting the act, and if it is so proved, the defendant shall thereupon be discharged \r\nfrom liability in respect of the act so done by him, notwithstanding any defect i n the \r\njurisdiction of the authority which issued the warrant or order. \r\n (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being \r\nin force, all suits and proceedings (whether civil or criminal) against any person \r\nwhich may lawfully be bro ught for anything done or intended to be done under the \r\npowers conferred by, or in pursuance of, any provision of this Ordinance or the rules \r\nmade thereunder, shall be commenced within three months after the act complained \r\nof was committed, and not otherwi se, and notice in writing of such suit or \r\nproceedings and of the cause thereof shall be given to the defendant or his superior \r\nofficer one month at least before the commencement of the suit or proceedings.] \r\n16. Imprisonment for 90 days to result in dismiss al.– A member of the Force \r\nwho is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for ninety days or more shall be deemed \r\nto have been dismissed from the Force. \r\n17. Suspension.– Any gazetted officer shall be competent to suspend in the \r\nprescribed manner a member of the Force in a non-gazetted rank working under him \r\nfor any misconduct, remissness or negligence in the discharge of his duties. \r\n18. Place of imprisonment .– If a member of the Force, sentenced by a Court \r\nconstituted under section 20 of this Ordinance, to a te rm of imprisonment, is also \r\ndismissed from service, he shall be imprisoned in the nearest prison or such other \r\nprison as Government may, by general or special order, direct, but if he is not \r\ndismissed from the Force, he may be confined in a quarter-guard or such other place \r\nas the Court or the Director-General may consider suitable. \r\n19. Sanction of prosecution .– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any \r\nlaw, a member of the Force shall not be prosecuted under section 13 or section 14 \r\nor for any offence committed within ten miles of the border before a Court other than \r\nthat mentioned in section 20 without the previous sanction, in the case of a gazetted \r\nofficer, of Government, and in the case of other ranks, of the Director-General. \r\n \r\n1Ibid. \r\n20. Powers of Govern ment to invest the Commandant or any other officer \r\nwith a Magisterial powers .– (1) Government may \r\n1\r\ninvest the Commandant or any \r\nother officer with the powers of a Magistrate of first class for the purposes of \r\ninquiring into or trying any offence committed by a member of the Force not \r\npunishable with death. \r\n Procedure.– (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure, 1898\r\n2\r\n, the Commandant or any other officer, specially empowered by \r\nGovernment in this behalf, in the trial of an offe nce punishable under this Ordinance, \r\nmay, follow the procedure for the summary trial of cases in which an appeal lies, as \r\nlaid down in Chapter XXII of the said Code. \r\n (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Code, the Commandant \r\nor any other offi cer trying an offence summarily, may pass a sentence of \r\nimprisonment for a term not exceeding \r\n3\r\n[six] months. \r\n Appeal.– (4) In all cases decided by the Commandant or any other officer as \r\na Magistrate, a person aggrieved may within thirty days of the order a ppeal to the \r\nDirector-General or any other officer specially empowered in this behalf by \r\nGovernment. \r\n (5) The Governor of \r\n4\r\n[the Province concerned], may, on revision, set aside \r\nan order passed in pursuance of the powers under this section on the ground of \r\nmaterial irregularity. \r\n (6) Nothing done under this section shall be questioned in any court of law. \r\n5\r\n[20A. Savings.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie for \r\nanything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Ordin ance or \r\nany rules made thereunder.] \r\n21. Powers to make rules .– (1) \r\n6\r\n[The \r\n7\r\n[Federal Government] after consultation \r\nwith the Governments of the Punjab and Sind] may frame rules to carry out the \r\npurposes of this Ordinance. \r\n (2) In particular and without preju dice to the generality of the foregoing \r\npowers, such rules may– \r\n \r\n1Commandants, Sutlej, Desert and Indus Rangers invested with the powers of a magistrate of First Class, see Gazette of West \r\nPakistan, 1959, Pt. I, p. 405. \r\n2V of 1898. \r\n3Substituted for the word “three” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (LI of 1959), published in the Gazette of \r\nWest Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated October 3, 1959, pp. 867-868, s. 5. \r\n4Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of 1971) (w.e.f. \r\n1.7.1971), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with \r\nSchedule. \r\n5Inserted by the Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XIII of 1985), published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated February 21, 1985, pp. 77-80, s. 7. \r\n6Substituted for the word “Government” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Reconstitution) Order, 1971 (P.O. 14 of 1971) (w.e.f. \r\n1.7.1971), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 9, 1971, pp. 1852-1854, Article 3 read with \r\nSchedule. \r\n7Substituted for the words “Central Government” by the West Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 197 5 (XXXIV of 197 5), \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 4. \r\n(a) prescribe the functions and powers of the Director -General, or Deputy \r\nDirector-General and other officers under this Ordinance; \r\n(b) provide for the classes and grades of and remuneration t o be paid to \r\nthe officers and men in the Force; \r\n(c) regulate the conditions of service of the members of the Force; and \r\n(d) prescribe the manner in which and authorities by which departmental \r\npunishments may be awarded. \r\n1\r\n[22. Repeal.– The West Pakistan Bor der Police Act, 1958\r\n2\r\n and the Sind Rangers \r\nForce Act, 1943, as in force in the District of Karachi are hereby repealed.] \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Substituted by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of \r\nWest Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, pp. 1679-1688, see s. 2 and Schedule, at Serial No. 21. \r\n2W.P. Act XLVIII of 1958. \r\nFIRST SCHEDULE \r\nCONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR ENROLLED MEMBERS \r\n[See section 2, clause (g)] \r\nYou are required to serve in the \r\n1\r\n[Pakistan Rangers] for such period as may be \r\nprescribed by Government. During this period you will be bound by the terms and \r\nconditions laid down in the provisions of the \r\n2\r\n[Pakistan Rangers] Ordinance, 1959 \r\nand the rules framed thereunder. After the expiry of your tenur e you may apply for \r\nyour discharge which may be granted to you two months after the date of your \r\napplication, provided you are not on active duty. \r\nSignature of the member of the Force \r\nin acknowledgment of the above having \r\nbeen read to him. \r\n \r\nA.B. \r\nSigned i n my presence after I had \r\nascertained that A.B. understood the \r\npurport of what he signed. \r\n \r\nC.D. \r\n \r\nDirector-General \r\nor \r\nCommandant. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975); \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 3. \r\n2Ibid. \r\n \r\nSECOND SCHEDULE \r\nCONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR MEMBERS ON DEPUTATION \r\n[See section 2, clause (g)] \r\nYou are requ ired to serve in the \r\n1\r\n[Pakistan Rangers] for a period of three years. \r\nAs long as you serve in the Force you will be bound by the terms and conditions laid \r\ndown in the provisions of the \r\n2\r\n[Pakistan Rangers] Ordinance, 1959, and the rules \r\nframed thereunder. \r\nSignature of the member of the Force \r\nin acknowledgment of the above having \r\nbeen read to him. \r\n \r\nA.B. \r\nSigned in my presence after I had \r\nascertained that A.B. understood the \r\npurport of what he signed. \r\n \r\nC.D. \r\n \r\nDirector-General \r\nor \r\nCommandant. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Rangers” by the West Pakistan Rangers ( Amendment) Act, 1975 (XXXIV of 1975), \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 12, 1975, p. 95, s. 2. \r\n2Ibid.", "passage_offset_convention": "zero-based Unicode code points and UTF8 bytes; end exclusive", "passages": [ { "passage_id": 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