Lawgist101Summoning witnesses
(1) The convening officer, the presiding officer of a Force Court, the Judge Attorney or, as the case may be, the Deputy Judge Attorney-General or the Additional Judge Attorney-General or the officer approved under section 95 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 or any other Act relating to the armed forces of the Union, 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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- 94 Presiding officer
- 95 Judge Attorneys
- 96 Challenge
- 97 Oaths of member, Judge Attorney and witness
- 98 Voting by members
- 99 General rule as to evidence
- 100 Judicial notice
- 101 Summoning witnesses
- 102 Documents exempted from production
- 103 Commissions for examination of witnesses
- 104 Examination of a witness on commission
- 105 Conviction for offences not charged
- 106 Presumption as to signatures
- 107 Enrolment paper
- 108 Presumption as to certain documents
- 109 Reference by accused to Government officer
- 110 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- 111 Lunacy of accused
- 112 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 113 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 112
- 114 Release of lunatic accused
- 115 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- 116 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- 117 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
- 118 Powers of Force Court in relation to proceedings under this Act
- 119 Tender of pardon to accomplies
- 120 Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
