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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Navy Act, 1957 Section 131

ACCUSED COMPETENT WITNESS FOR DEFENCE A person of an offence before a court- martial shall be a competent witness for

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Navy Act, 1957 Section 131 is part of Navy Act, 1957 - ACCUSED COMPETENT WITNESS FOR DEFENCE A person of an offence before a court- martial shall be a competent witness for. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) he shall not be called as a witness except on his own request in writing or (b) his failure to give evidence shall not be made the subject of any comment by any of the parties or the court or give rise to any presumption against himself or any person charged together with him at the same trial.

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What does Navy Act, 1957 Section 131 provide?

Section Section 131 of the Navy Act, 1957 (ACCUSED COMPETENT WITNESS FOR DEFENCE A person of an offence before a court- martial shall be a competent witness for) is reproduced on this page as part of the Navy Act, 1957. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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