LawgistThe Sashastra Seema Bal Act
92Choice between criminal court and Force Court
When a criminal court and a Force Court have each jurisdiction in respect of an offence, it shall be in the discretion of the Director-General, Additional Director-General or the Inspector-General or the Deputy Inspector-General or the Additional Deputy Inspector-General within whose command the accused person is serving or such other officer as may be prescribed, to decide before which court the proceedings shall be instituted, and if that officer decides that they shall be instituted before a Force Court, then he may direct that the accused person shall be detained in Force custody.
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FORCE COURTS
- 76 Kinds of Force Courts
- 77 Power to convene a General Force Court
- 78 Power to convene a Petty Force Court
- 79 Warrants issued under sections 77 and 78
- 80 Composition of a General Force Court
- 81 Composition of a Petty Force Court
- 82 Summary Force Court
- 83 Dissolution of a Force Court
- 84 Powers of a General Force Court
- 85 Powers of a Petty Force Court
- 86 Powers of a Summary Force Court
- 87 Prohibition of second trial
- 88 Period of limitation for trial
- 89 Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
- 90 Application of Act during term of sentence
- 91 Place of trial, etc
- 92 Choice between criminal court and Force Court
- 93 Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
