Lawgist135Summoning witnesses
(1) The convening officer, the presiding officer of a court-martial, 1[or courts of inquiry] the judge advocate or the commanding officer of the accused person may, by summons under his hand, require the attendance, at a time and place to be mentioned in the summons, of any person either to give evidence or to produce any document or other thing.
(2) In the case of a witness amenable to military authority, the summons shall be sent to his commanding officer, and such officer shall serve it upon him accordingly.
(3) In the case of any other witness, the summons shall be sent to the magistrate within whose jurisdiction he may be or reside, and such magistrate shall give effect to the summons as if the witness were required in the court of such magistrate.
(4) When a witness is required to produce any particular document or other thing in his possession or power, the summons shall describe it with reasonable precision.
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1. Ins. by Act 37 of 1992, s.12.
- 128 Presiding officer
- 129 Judge advocate
- 130 Challenges
- 131 Oaths of member, judge advocate and witness
- 132 Voting by members
- 133 General rule as to evidence
- 134 Judicial notice
- 135 Summoning witnesses
- 136 Documents exempted from production
- 137 Commissions for examination of witnesses
- 138 Examination of a witness on commission
- 139 Conviction of offence not charged
- 140 Presumption as to signatures
- 141 Enrolment paper
- 142 Presumption as to certain documents
- 143 Reference by accused to Government officer
- 144 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- 145 Lunacy of accused
- 146 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 147 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 146
- 148 Release of lunatic accused
- 149 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- 150 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- 151 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
- 152 Powers of court-martial in relation to proceedings under this Act
