97Oaths of member, Judge Attorney and witness
(1) An oath or affirmation in the prescribed manner shall be administered to every member of the Force Court and to 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, before the commencement of the trial.
(2) Every person giving evidence before a Force 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 Force 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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- 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