Choice between criminal court and Coast Guard Court
Section 71 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 deals with choice between criminal court and Coast Guard Court. When a criminal court and a Coast Guard Court have each jurisdiction in respect of an offence, it shall be in the discretion of the Director-General or the Inspector-General or the Deputy Inspector-General within whose command the accused person is serving or such other officer as may be prescribed, The Act came into force on 19 Aug 1978.
When a criminal court and a Coast Guard Court have each jurisdiction in respect of an offence, it shall be in the discretion of the Director-General or the Inspector-General or the 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 Coast Guard Court, to direct that the accused person shall be detained in Coast Guard custody.
Section 71, The Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Act 30 of 1978).
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3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 71
What does Section 71 of the Coast Guard Act deal with?
Section 71 of the Coast Guard Act is headed "Choice between criminal court and Coast Guard Court". When a criminal court and a Coast Guard Court have each jurisdiction in respect of an offence, it shall be in the discretion of the Director-General or the Inspector-General or the Deputy Inspector-General within whose command the accused person is serving or such other officer as may be prescribed,
How do I find court cases under Section 71 of the Coast Guard 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: Coast Guard Act 1978 71, section 71 Coast Guard Act 1978, section 71 of the Coast Guard Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 71 of the Coast Guard Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently SRO 33 OF 2005 (2005), then Coast Guard (General) Rules, 1986 (1986).
When did Section 71 of the Coast Guard Act come into force?
Section 71 of the Coast Guard Act, cited as Coast Guard Act 1978 71, came into force on 19 Aug 1978, having been enacted on 18 Aug 1978. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 121. Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Coast Guard611 words
- 2. Definitions593 words
- 86. Presumption as to certain documents559 words
- 123. Power to make rules490 words
- 51. Period of limitation for trial of offences under the Act323 words
- 25. Desertion and aiding desertion280 words
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