Army Act : Civil offence not triable by court-martial. Indian Bare Acts :

Army Act,1950

Act No : 46

Section : Civil offence not triable by court-martial.

70. Civil offence not triable by court-martial. A person subject to this Act who commits an offence of murder against a person not subject to military, naval or air force law, or of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against such a person or of rape in relation to such a person, shall not be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall not be tried by a court-martial, unless he commits any of the said offences- (a) while on active service, or (b) at any place outside India, or (c) at a frontier post specified by the Central Government by notification in this behalf. 1* * * * * *