The Defence of India Act 1939, 35 of 1939, (Rep., Act 2 of 1948) · I — .

Section 10. _

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

10. (1) A Special Tribuna.1 may take cognizance of Yrooedareof offences without the 'accused being committed to it (2) Save in cases of trials,.of offences punishable with death or transportation for life, it shall a o t be 3 necessary in any trial for a Special Tribunal to take down the evidence at length in writing, but the Special Tribunal shall cause a memorandum of the substance of what each witness deposes to be taken down in the English language, and such memorandum shall be signed by a, member of the Special Tribunal and shall form part of tund to adj durn journment is, in dice. Defence of India.

Source: India Code