Lawgist82Oaths of members, Judge Attorney and witness
(1) An oath or affirmation in the prescribed manner shall be administered to every member of every Security Guard 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 80, before the commencement of the trial.
(2) Every person giving evidence before a Security Guard 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 Security Guard Court is of the 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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- 79 Presiding officer
- 80 Judge Attorneys, etc
- 81 Challenges
- 82 Oaths of members, Judge Attorney and witness
- 83 Voting by members
- 84 General rule as to evidence
- 85 Judicial notice
- 86 Summoning witnesses
- 87 Documents exempted from production
- 88 Commissions for examination of witnesses
- 89 Examination of witness on commission
- 90 Conviction of offence not charged
- 91 Presumption as to signatures
- 92 Appointment paper
- 93 Presumption as to certain documents
- 94 Reference by accused to Government officer
- 95 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- 96 Lunacy of accused
- 97 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 98 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 97
- 99 Release of lunatic accused
- 100 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- 101 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- 102 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
- 103 Powers of Security Guard Court in relation to proceedings under the Act
