Lawgist143Evidence of previous convictions and general characte
(1) When any person subject to this Act has been convicted by a court-martial of any offence, such court-martial may inquire into and receive and record evidence of any previous convictions of such person, either by a court-martial or by a criminal court or any previous award of punishment under section 82 or section 86 and may further enquire into and record the general character of such person and such other matters as may be prescribed.
(2) Evidence received under this section may be either oral, or in the shape of entries in, or certified extracts from, court-martial books or other official records, and it shall not be necessary to give notice before trial to the person tried that evidence as to his previous convictions or character will be received.
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- 127 Presiding Officer
- 128 Judge Advocate
- 129 Challenge
- 130 Oaths of member, Judge advocate and witness
- 131 Voting by member
- 132 General rule as to evidence
- 133 Judicial notice
- 134 Summoning witnesse
- 135 Documents exempted from production
- 136 Commissions for examination of witnesses
- 137 Examination of a witness on commission
- 138 Conviction of offence not charged
- 139 Presumption as to signatures
- 140 Enrolment paper
- 141 Presumption as to certain documents
- 142 Reference by accused to Government officer
- 143 Evidence of previous convictions and general characte
- 144 Lunacy of accuse
- 145 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 146 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 145
- 147 Release of lunatic accused
- 148 Delivery of lunatic accused to relative
- 149 Order for custody and disposal of property pending tria
- 150 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committe
- 151 Powers of courts-martial when certain offences are committed by persons not subject to this Act
