law: Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007 
  58.  Punishment of persons of or below the rank
  
  of Commandant by Inspector General and others.
  1.       An
  
  officer not below the rank of Inspector-General may, in the prescribed manner,
  
  proceed against an officer of or below the rank of Commandant who is charged
  
  with an offence under this Act and award one or more of the following
  
  punishments, namely:.
  a.     
  
    forfeiture of seniority, or in the case of any of them whose
  
  promotion depends upon length of service, forfeiture of service for the purpose
  
  of promotion for a period not exceeding one year, but subject to the right of
  
  the accused previous to the award to elect to be tried by a Force Court;
  b.    
  
    severe reprimand or reprimand;
  c.     
  
    deduction from pay and allowances of any sum required to make
  
  good any proved loss or damage occasioned by the offence of which he is
  
  convicted.
  2.       An
  
  officer not below the rank of Additional Deputy Inspector-General may, in the
  
  prescribed manner, proceed against a person of or below the rank of
  
  Subedar-Major or Inspector who is charged with an offence under this Act and
  
  award one or more of the following punishments, namely:.
  a.     
  
    forfeiture of seniority, or in the case of any of them whose
  
  promotion depends upon the length of service, forfeiture of service for the
  
  purpose of promotion for a period not exceeding one year, but subject to the
  
  right of the accused previous to the award to elect to be tried by a Force
  
  Court;
  b.    
  
    severe reprimand or reprimand;
  c.     
  
    deduction from pay and allowances of any sum required to make
  
  good any proved loss or damage occasioned by the offence of which he is
  
  convicted.
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  3.       An
  
  officer not below the rank of Commandant may, in the prescribed manner, proceed
  
  against a person of or below the rank of Subedar-Major or Inspector who is
  
  charged with an offence under this Act and award any one or both of the
  
  following punishments, namely:.
  a.     
  
    severe reprimand or reprimand;
  b.    
  
    deduction from pay and allowances of any sum required to make
  
  good any proved loss or damage occasioned by the offence of which he is
  
  convicted.