Title : Commissions for Examination of Witnesses
State : Central
Year : 1968
(1) Whenever in the course of a trial by a Security Force Court, it appears to the court that the examination of a witness is necessary for the ends of justice, and that the attendance of such witness cannot be procured without an amount of delay, expense or inconvenience which, in the circumstances of the case, would be unreasonable, such court may address the Chief Law Officer in order that a commission to take the evidence of such witness may be issued. (2) The Chief Law Officer may then, if he thinks necessary, issue a commission to any district magistrate or magistrate of the first class, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such witness resides, to take the evidence of such witness. (3) The magistrate or officer to whom the commission is issued, or, if he is the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Order for Custody and Disposal of Property Pending Trial
State : Central
Year : 1968
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 Security Force Court 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 : Power to Confirm Finding And, Sentence of General Security Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1968
The findings and sentences of General Security Force Courts may be confirmed by the Central Government or by any officer empowered in this behalf by warrant of the Central Government. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of Petty Security Force Court
State : Central
Year : 1968
The findings and sentences of Petty Security Force Courts may be confirmed by an officer having power to convene a General Security Force Court or by any officer empowered in this behalf by warrant of such officer. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Revision of Finding or Sentence
State : Central
Year : 1968
(1) Any finding or sentence of a Security Force Court which requires confirmation may be once revised by order of the confirming authority and on such revision, the court, if so directed by the confirming authority, may take additional evidence. (2) The court, on revision, shall consist of the same officers as were present when the original decision was passed, unless any of those officers are unavoidably absent. (3) In case of such unavoidable absence the cause thereof shall be duly certified in the proceedings, and the court shall proceed with the revision, provided that, if a General Security Force Court, it still consists of five officers, or, if a Petty Security Force Court, of three officers. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Transmission of Proceedings of Summary Security Force Courts
State : Central
Year : 1968
The proceedings of every Summary Security Force Court shall, without delay, be forwarded to the officer not below the rank of Deputy Inspector-General within whose command the trial was held, or to the prescribed officer, and such officer, or the Director-General or any officer empowered by him in this behalf may, for reasons based on the merits of the case, but not on merely technical grounds, set aside the proceedings, or reduce the sentence to any other sentence which the court might have passed. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Annulment of Proceedings
State : Central
Year : 1968
The Central Government, the Director-General, or any prescribed officer may annul the proceedings of any Security Force Court on the ground that they are illegal or unjust. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Form of Sentence of Death
State : Central
Year : 1968
In awarding a sentence of death, a Security Force Court shall, in its discretion direct the offender shall suffer death by being hanged by the neck until he be dead, or shall suffer death by being shot to death. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Temporary Custody of Offender
State : Central
Year : 1968
Where a sentence of imprisonment is directed to be under-gone in a civil prison the offender may be kept in Force custody or in any other fit place, till such time as it is possible to send him to a civil prison. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Conveyance of Prisoner from Place to Place
State : Central
Year : 1968
A person under sentence of imprisonment may during his conveyance from place to place, or when on board ship, aircraft, or otherwise, be subjected to such restraint as is necessary for his safe conduct and removal. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section