Period of custody undergone by the officer or person to be set off against the imprisonment
Section 169A of the Army Act, 1950 deals with period of custody undergone by the officer or person to be set off against the imprisonment. When a person or officer subject to this Act is sentenced by a court-martial to a term of imprisonment, not being an imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period spent by him in civil or military custody during investigation, inquiry or trial of the same case, and before the date of order The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.
1[169A. Period of custody undergone by the officer or person to be set off against the imprisonment.--When a person or officer subject to this Act is sentenced by a court-martial to a term of imprisonment, not being an imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period spent by him in civil or military custody during investigation, inquiry or trial of the same case, and before the date of order of such sentence, shall be set off against the term of imprisonment imposed upon him, and the liability of such person or officer to undergo imprisonment on such order of sentence shall be restricted to the remainder, if any, of the term of imprisonment imposed upon him.]
Section 169A, The Army Act, 1950 (Act 46 of 1950).
Questions about Section 169A
What does Section 169A of the Army Act deal with?
Section 169A of the Army Act is headed "Period of custody undergone by the officer or person to be set off against the imprisonment". [169A. Period of custody undergone by the officer or person to be set off against the imprisonment.--When a person or officer subject to this Act is sentenced by a court-martial to a term of imprisonment, not being an imprisonment in default of payment of fine, the period spent by him in civil or mi
How do I find court cases under Section 169A of the Army Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Army Act 1950 169A, section 169A Army Act 1950, section 169A of the Army Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 169A of the Army Act come into force?
Section 169A of the Army Act, cited as Army Act 1950 169A, came into force on 22 Jul 1950, having been enacted on 20 May 1950. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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