Lawgist79Summoning of witnesses
(1) The convening authority, the presiding officer of a Coast Guard Court, the Law Officer or, as the case may be, the officer approved under section 73 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 who is subject to this Act, 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 resides, and such Magistrate shall give effect to the summons as if the witness were required in the court of such a 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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- 73 Law Officer
- 74 Challenges
- 75 Oaths of member, Law Officer and witness
- 76 Voting by members
- 77 General rule as to evidence
- 78 Judicial notice
- 79 Summoning of witnesses
- 80 Documents exempted from production
- 81 Commissions for examination of witnesses
- 82 Examination of a witness on commission
- 83 Alternative findings
- 84 Presumption as to signatures
- 85 Enrolment paper
- 86 Presumption as to certain documents
- 87 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- 88 Lunacy of accused
- 89 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 90 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 89
- 91 Release of lunatic accused
- 92 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- 93 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- 94 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
- 95 Powers of Coast Guard Court in relation to proceedings under this Act
