The Indian Army (Amendment) Act, 1920, 37 of 1920 (Rep., 1 of 1938)

Section 8. For section

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

8. For section 67 of the said Act the following section shall be substituted, namely :- Substitution of new section for section 67 of Act VlII of 1911. Limitation of trial. I i nt) shall be commenced after the expirati three years from the date of such offence, an no such trial for an offence of desertion (other than desertion on active service) or of fraudulent enrol~nent shall be commenced if the person in question has, subsequently to the commission of the offence, served continuously in an exemplary manner for not less than three years with any portion of His Majesty's regular forces. - - Majesty's regular forces. - - ~ z ~ l a n a t ~ o n . - ~ o r the purposes of this section, 'mutiny' means any of the offences specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of section 27." Amendment 9. After clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section of section 113 of v,II 113 of the said Act the following clause shall be of 1911. inserted, namely :- " (bb) the specification of the punishments which may be awarded as field punishments under sections 20 and `45."` -

Source: India Code