The Army Act, 1950 · V — SERVICE PRIVILEGES

Section 30. Immunity of persons attending courts-martial from arrest

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

30. Immunity of persons attending courts-martial from arrest .—(1) No presiding officer or member of a court-martial, no judge advocate, no party to any proceeding before a court-martial, or his legal practitioner or agent, and no witness acting in obedience to a summons to attend a court-martial 1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1955, s. 2 and the Sch., for "the Commander-in-Chief". shall, while proceeding to, attending, or returning from, a court-martial, be liable to arrest under civil or revenue process. (2) If any such person is arrested under any such process, he may be discharged by order of the courtmartial.

Source: India Code