Title : Power to Convene a Summary General Court-martial
State : Central
Year : 1950
The following authorities shall have power to convene a summary general court-martial, namely: -- (a) an officer empowered in this behalf by an order of the Central Government or of1[the Chief of the Army Staff]; (b) on active service, the officer commanding the forces in the field, or any officer empowered by him in this behalf; (c) an officer commanding any detached portion of the regular Army on active service when, in his opinion, it is not practicable, with due regard to discipline and the exigencies of the service, that an offence should be tried by a general court-martial. _____________________ 1 . Substituted b y Act 19 of 1955 , sec. 2 and Sch., for "the Commander-in-Chief." View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Composition of General Court-martial
State : Central
Year : 1950
A general court-martial shall consist of not less than five officers, each of whom has held a commission for not less than three whole years and of whom not less than four are of a rank not below that of captain. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Composition of District Court-martial
State : Central
Year : 1950
A district court-martial shall consist of not less than three officers, each of whom has held a commission for not less than two whole years. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Composition of Summary General Court-martial
State : Central
Year : 1950
A summary general court-martial shall consist of not less than three officers. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Presiding Officer
State : Central
Year : 1950
At every general, district or summary general court-martial the senior member shall be the presiding officer. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Judge Advocate
State : Central
Year : 1950
Every general court-martial shall, and every district or summary general court-martial may, be attended by a judge-advocate, who shall be either an officer belonging to the department of the Judge-Advocate General, or if no such officer is available, an officer approved of by the Judge-Advocate General or any of his deputies. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Challenges
State : Central
Year : 1950
(1) At all trials by general, district or summary general court-martial, as soon as the court is assembled, the names of the presiding officer and members shall be read over to the accused, who shall thereupon be asked whether he objects to being tried by any officer sitting on the court. (2) If the accused objects lo any such officer, his objection, and also the reply thereto of the officer objected to, shall be heard and recorded and the remaining officers of the court shall, in the absence of the challenged officer decide on the objection. (3) If the objection is allowed by one-half or more of the votes of the officers entitled to vote, the objection shall be allowed, and the member objected to shall retire, and his vacancy may be filled in the prescribed manner by another..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Judicial Notice
State : Central
Year : 1950
A court-martial may take judicial notice of any matter within the general military knowledge of the members. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Order for Custody and Disposal of Property Pending Trial
State : Central
Year : 1950
When any property regarding which any offence appears to have been committed, or which appears to have been used for the commission of any offence, is produced before a court-martial during a trial, the court may make such order as it thinks fit for the proper custody of such property pending the conclusion of the trial, and if the property is subject to speedy or natural decay may, after recording such evidence as it thinks necessary, order it to be sold or otherwise disposed of. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Order for Disposal of Property Regarding Which Offence is Committed
State : Central
Year : 1950
(1) After the conclusion of trial before anycourt-martial the court or the officer confirming the finding or sentence ofsuch court-martial, or any authority superior to such officer, or, in the caseof a court-martial whose finding or sentence does not require confirmation, theofficer commanding the army, army corps, division or brigadewithin which the trial was held, may make such order as it or he thinks fitfor the disposal by destruction, confiscation, delivery to any person claimingto be entitled to possession thereof, or otherwise, of any property ordocument produced before the court or in its custody, or regarding which anyoffence appears to have been committed or which has been used for thecommission of any offence. (2) Whereany order has been made under sub-section(1)in respect..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section