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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 Section 19

Power to Punish for Contempt

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/10288

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About this section

Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 Section 19 is part of Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 - Power to Punish for Contempt. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Any person who is guilty of contempt of the Tribunal by using any insulting or threatening language, or by causing any interruption or disturbance in the proceedings of such Tribunal shall, on conviction, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years.

(2) For the purposes of trying an offence under this section, the provisions of sections 14, 15, 17, 18 and 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 shall mutatis mutandis apply, as if a reference therein to--

(a) Supreme Court or High Court were a reference to the Tribunal;

(b) Chief Justice were a reference to the Chairperson;

(c) Judge were a reference to the Judicial or Administrative Member of the Tribunal;

(d) Advocate-General were a reference to the prosecutor; and

(e) Court were a reference to the Tribunal.

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