LawgistThe Assam Rifles Act
107Oath of member, Law Officer and witness
(1) An oath or affirmation in the prescribed manner shall be administered to every member of an Assam Rifles Court and to the Law Officer or, as the case may be, the officer approved under section 105 before the commencement of the trial.
(2) Every person giving evidence before an Assam Rifles Court shall be examined after being duly sworn or affirmed in the prescribed form.
(3) The provisions of sub-section (2) shall not apply where the witness is a child under twelve years of age and the Assam Rifles Court is of opinion that though the witness understands the duty of speaking the truth, he does not understand the nature of an oath or affirmation.
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PROCEDURE OF ASSAM RIFLES COURTS
- 104 Presiding officer
- 105 Law Officer
- 106 Challenges
- 107 Oath of member, Law Officer and witness
- 108 Voting by members
- 109 General rule as to evidence
- 110 Judicial notice
- 111 Summoning of witness
- 112 Documents exempted from production
- 113 Commission for examination of witness
- 114 Examination of witness on commission
- 115 Conviction of offences not charged
- 116 Presumption as to signatures
- 117 Enrolment paper
- 118 Presumption as to certain documents
- 119 Reference by accused to Government officer
- 120 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- 121 Lunacy of accused
- 122 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 123 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 122
- 124 Release of lunatic accused
- 125 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- 126 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- 127 Order of disposal of property regarding which offences is committed
- 128 Powers of Assam Rifles Court in relation to proceedings under this Act
