LawgistThe Sashastra Seema Bal Act
98Voting by members
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), every decision of a Force Court shall be passed by an absolute majority of votes; and where there is an equality of votes on either the finding or the sentence, the decision shall be in favour of the accused.
(2) No sentence of death shall be passed by a General Force Court without the concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members of the Court.
(3) In matters other than an objection or the finding or sentence, the presiding officer shall have a casting vote.
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PROCEDURE OF FORCE COURTS
- 94 Presiding officer
- 95 Judge Attorneys
- 96 Objections
- 97 Oath of members, Judge Attorneys and witnesses
- 98 Voting by members
- 99 General rule as to evidence
- 100 Judicial notice
- 101 Summoning of witnesses
- 102 Documents exempted from production
- 103 Commission 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 order 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 accomplices
- 120 Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
