(1) The Central Government may make rules consistent with this Code and the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950), the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957), and the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), and any other law, relating to the Armed Forces of the Union, for the time being in force, as to cases in which persons subject to military, naval or air-force law, or such other law, shall be tried by a Court to which this Code applies, or by a Court-martial; and when any person is brought before a Magistrate and charged with an offence for which he is liable to be tried either by a Court to which this Code applies or by a Court-martial, such Magistrate shall have regard to such rules, and shall in proper cases deliver him, together with a statement of the offence of which he is accused, to the commanding officer of the unit to which he belongs, or to the commanding officer of the nearest military, naval or air-force station, as the case may be, for the purpose of being tried by a Court-martial.
Explanation.-In this section-
(a) "Unit" includes a regiment, corps, ship, detachment, group,
battalion or Company,
(b) "Court-martial" includes any Tribunal with the powers similar to those of a
Court-martial constituted under the relevant law applicable to the Armed Forces
of the Union.
(2) Every Magistrate shall, on receiving a written application for that purpose by the commanding officer of any unit or body of soldiers, sailors or airmen stationed or employed at any such place, use his utmost endeavours to apprehend and secure any person accused of such offence.
(3) A
High Court may, if it thinks fit, direct that a prisoner detained in any jail
situate within the State be brought before a Court-martial for trial or to be
examined touching any matter pending before the Court-martial.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
471 CrPC Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
473 CrPC Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
474 CrPC Trials before High Courts
475 CrPC Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
477 CrPC Power of High Court to make rules
478 CrPC Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
479 CrPC Case in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
480 CrPC Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts