Army Act, 1950 · Chapter VI: Offences
Section 63: Violation of good order and discipline
Any person subject to this Act who is guilty of any act or omission which, though not specified in this Act, is prejudicial to good order and military discipline shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 63
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S.K. Jain v. Union of India & Anr.
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the tribunal substituting the conviction of the appellant u/s.63 of the Army Act for possession of ammunition without license and held him guilty u/s.63, an act…
- Ex Sepoy Madan Prasad v. Union of India and
- Joseph Shine v. Union of India
- Union of India & Ors. v. Major R. Metri No. 08585N
- Sanjay Marutirao Patil v. Union of India and Others
- Sep. Satgur Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
- Col. Rajnish Bhandari, Vsm v. Union of India & Ors.
- Union of India & Ors. v. Vishav Priya Singh
- Ramesh Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
- Ram Sunder Ram v. Union of India & Ors.
- Union of India and Ors. v. R.K. Sharma
- Union of India and Anr v. Charanjit S. Gill and Ors
- P.Chandramouly v. Union of India and Anr.