Lawgist161Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial
(1) Any person subject to this Act who considers himself aggrieved by any order passed by a court-martial may present a petition to the officer or authority empowered to confirm any finding or sentence of such court-martial, and the confirming authority may take such steps as may be considered necessary to satisfy itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of the order passed or as to the regularity of any proceeding to which the order relates.
(2) Any person subject to this Act who considers himself aggrieved by a finding or sentence of a court-martial which has been confirmed, may present a petition to the Central Government, 1[the Chief of the Air Staff] or any prescribed officer superior in command to the one who confirmed such finding or sentence, and the Central Government, 1[the Chief of the Air Staff] or other officer, as the case may be, may pass such order thereon as it or he thinks fit.
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1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1955, s. 2 and the Schedule, for "the Commander-in-Chief" (w.e.f. 7-5-1955).
- 152 Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed
- 153 Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial
- 154 Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial
- 155 Limitation of powers of confirming authorit
- 156 Power to confirm finding and sentence of summary general courts- martial
- 157 Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
- 158 Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
- 159 Revision of finding or sentence
- 160 Alteration of finding or sentence in certain case
- 161 Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial
- 162 Annulment of proceedings
