Supreme Court of India
J.S. Sekhon v. Union of India
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Army Act, 1950 - s.122 - Conviction by General Court Martial (GCM) of Garrison Engineer for defrauding the Army - Conviction challenged on ground that the convening of the GCM was barred by time in view of s. 122 - Held: The limitation period for holding a trial by court martial is three years - In the instant case, what is relevant is the knowledge of the competent authority to convene a general court martial against the delinquent - Since the authority competent to initiate action derived its knowledge about the commission of the offence on submission of the report of the Court of Enquiry
Where later benches applied it
- 2016 Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association (eevfam) & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr.
- 2012 Rajvir Singh v. Secretary, Ministry of Defence & Others
Of those, 2 referred to
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