Section 72. The following rules shall apply to persons subject to this Act when charged with offences under this Act :

(4) The charge made against every person taken info custody shall, without annecessary delay, `be` investigated by his commanding officer or otiher prescribed authority; and, as soon as may be, proceedings shall be taken for punishing the offender or discharging him from custody. .' - .' 73, A cammaadkg officex shall, upon an investigation being made into a charge against a permn subject to this 4ct and under his command of having conimitted an offence under this Act, dismiss the charge if he thinks that it ought not to be proceeded with; but when he thinks the charge ought to be proceeded wi+h, he shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, bake steps without dehy for bringing the offender to trial. Power of commandiug oEcer. 74, (1) Every term of imprisonment awarded in pursuance of the sentence of an Indian ATari,ne Court or of a commanding officer exeicising jurisdiction under this Act shall, except as provided lii sub-sec$ion `(2))` be seemed, to commence on the day on wbicll Colllmeucc. ment of sentences of imprisou- uralit. the 3 1 Execution of such sentences. Indian Havine. [ACT XIV ( Chopfe.~ Y.-Supplemetztci.1 C~in~i~zaZ Provisions.- Section 75.) the original sentence mas signed by the president of the Court or pronounced by the commanding officer. (2) When a .person already ulldergoing a sentence of penal servitude, transportation or imprisonment is sentenced by an Indian Marine Court to imprisonment, that imprisonment sha,ll commence at the expiration of the penal servitude, transportation or imprisonment to which he has previously been sentenced : Provided that when, under this sub-sectibn, at the expiration of a term of imprisonment to which a person has been sentenced by an Indian Marine Court, another term of imprisonment to which he has been similarly sentenced commences, and the aggregate term of imprisonment to which he mould he thus liable would, as reckoned from the commencement of such imprisonment, exceed two years, so much of that term as is in excess of two years shall be deemed to. be remitted. 75, `(1)` A person sentenced by an Indian Marine Court, 01- by a commanding officer exercising jurisdiction under this Act, to imprisonment s h l l be detained in the prescribed custody,until he is transferred to a prison. 72. The following rules shall apply to persons subject to this Act when charged with offences under this Act :- Arrest of offenders. (1) Every such person shall be placed in custody, but no person shall be detained in custody longer than is necessary for the purposes of justice. (2) " Custody" means, according to the usage of the service, the putting of the offender under arrest or the putting him in confinement. (3) Any officer, or, if mose officers than one are present, the senior of them, mag order into custody any other person of inferior rank subject to this Act. (2) A person sentenced as aforesaid shall, as soon as may he practicable, be transferred to a prison in British India, and shall be delivered over with a warrant of commitment in the prescribed form signed by the prescribed authority to the officer in charge of that prison. (3) A person transferred to a prison under subsection (2) shall thereafter be dealt with in all respects as if he were detained in that prison under a sentence of a Criminal Court : Provided that-- (u) when he is a person seiltencecl to imprisonment by his comlvnllcliug officer, the corn- 1887.1 Ificliafi Burine. Crincinul P~4~visioizs.- (C3zctpter P.-Szqp1emer~tcl.I Sections 76-78.) manding officer, or the Director of IIarine, may at any time by order in writing direct that he be discharged ; - (h) the Director of Marine or any commanding officer may, by order in writing, direct that any person so transferred shall be delivered over to the prescribed custody for the purpose of being brought before an Indian Marine Court either as a witness or for trial - / transferred to the prison. or otherwise, and that he shall again be Savings.