10 U.S.C.United States Code, 2020 Edition Title 10 – ARMED FORCESSubtitle A – General Military LawPART II – PERSONNELCHAPTER 47 – UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICESUBCHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONSSec. 801 – Article 1. Definitions §801. Article 1. Definitions...
COURT MARTIAL
Summary Court Martial-The judgments of acquittal may be reversed or otherwise disturbed only for very substantial and compelling reasons. Very substantial and compelling reasons exist when the trial court has ignored the evidence or misread the material evidence or...
COURT MARSHAL-Once, the respondent chose not to controvert the allegations made against him in the show cause notice and pursued the matter with the competent authority only for taking a lenient view, he cannot be permitted to resile from...
Army Act 1950-The requirement of recording reasons for convening a Summary Court Martial shall apply from 5 July 2016. However, the fundamental principle of law which has been enunciated is that the power to order an SCM is a...
Section 120 of the Army Act, 1950 provides as follows: “120. Powers of summary courts-martial. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub- section (2), a summary court-martial may try any offence punishable under this Act. (2) When there is...
Summary General Court Martial-In service matters the past conduct, both positive and negative will be relevant not only while referring to the misconduct but also in deciding the proportionality of the punishment, the Court should be cautious while considering...
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