CHAPTER 1 - Border Roads Organisation

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Trial of Deserters
10. Deserters/absentee will be tried by the authorities as under :-
(a) When a deserter surrenders to his Unit/HQ Task Force/HQ CE (P) or to any other
unit within the same Project to which he belongs, he will be tried by the respective
competent authority in the Project. Under no circumstances, will he be sent to GREF
Centre for trial.
(b) When a deserter is apprehended by the police authority, he will be collected by
the respective unit concerned from the police authority, notwithstanding the distance
involved and disciplinary action should be taken by the respective unit/TF/Project
concerned.
(c) When a deserter is apprehended by the police of adjoining areas/Project where
the unit is located, he will be collected by unit concerned and tried by respective Project
authorities.
(d) Cases of desertion involving personnel posted to GREF Centre/Records and new
recruits undergoing training at GREF Centre will be dealt by Commander GREF Centre
Despatch of Escorts
11. In order to avoid wastage of man power and crowding in trains, the strength of escorts
sent to collect deserters will be kept to a minimum. Normally an escort of two, one of whom
might be a NCO/equivalent, will be adequate to collect one man. As far as possible Army
personnel will be sent as escorts.
12. In case/the deserter is supervisory staff he will be collected and tried by the concerned
project. In such case, the Incharge of escort should be a supervisor of the deserter‟s status.
NOTE :- When any intimation is received direct by the GREF Centre regarding arrest of
deserter, the same will be passed to the concerned unit with particulars of the individual
i.e. GREF No, Trade/Category and Name by fastest means to avoid delay in collection of
the deserter.
Payment of TA/DA to Civil Police Parties Deployed to Apprehend/Escort GREF Deserters
13. The police parties who are deployed on duty to apprehend/escort deserters of GREF
employees will be eligible for payment of TA/DA at the rates and under the condtions as
prevailing in the police department. Particulars of the Account Officer of the project to whom
the claims are to be preferred on this account will invariably be shown on the apprehension roll.
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