Lawgist19Power to punish for contempt
(1) Any person who is guilty of contempt of the Tribunal by using any insulting or threatening language, or by causing any interruption or disturbance in the proceedings of such Tribunal shall, on conviction, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years.
(2) For the purposes of trying an offence under this section, the provisions of sections 14, 15, 17, 18 and 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (70 of 1971) shall mutatis mutandis apply, as if a reference therein to--
(a) Supreme Court or High Court were a reference to the Tribunal;
(b) Chief Justice were a reference to the Chairperson;
(c) Judge were a reference to the Judicial or Administrative Member of the Tribunal;
(d) Advocate-General were a reference to the prosecutor; and
(e) Court were a reference to the Tribunal.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Applicability of the Act
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Establishment of Armed Forces Tribunal
- 5 Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof
- 6 Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other Members
- 7 Appointment of Chairperson and other Members
- 8 Term of office
- 9 Resignation and removal
- 9A Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Membe
- 10 Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members
- 11 Prohibitions as to holding of offices, etc., by Chairperson or Member on ceasing to be such Chairperson or Member
- 12 Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson
- 13 Staff of the Tribunal
- 14 Jurisdiction, powers and authority in service matters
- 15 Jurisdiction, powers and authority in matters of appeal against court martial
- 16 Re-trial
- 17 Powers of the Tribunal on appeal under section 15
- 18 Cost
- 19 Power to punish for contempt
- 20 Distribution of business among the Benches
- 21 Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted
- 22 Limitation
- 23 Procedure and powers of the Tribunal
- 24 Term of sentence and its effect on appeal
- 25 Right of applicant or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint counsel
- 26 Condition as to making of interim order
- 27 Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another
- 28 Decision to be by majority
- 29 Execution of order of Tribunal
- 30 Appeal to Supreme Court
- 31 Leave to appeal
- 32 Condonation
- 33 Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 34 Transfer of pending cases
- 35 Provision for filing of certain appeals
- 36 Proceedings before Tribunal to be judicial proceedings
- 37 Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants
- 38 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 39 Act to have overriding effect
- 40 Power to remove difficulties
- 41 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 42 Power to make rules retrospectively
- 43 Laying of rules
