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Section 122: Adjournment

(1) A court-martial may, if it appears to the court that an adjournment desirable, be adjourned accordingly, but except where such an adjournment is ordered, shall sit from day to day with the exception of Sundays until the trial is concluded, unless prevented from so doing by stress of weather or unavoidable accident.

(2) The proceedings of a court-martial shall not, after the commencement of a trial, be delayed by the absence of a member:

Provided that not less than four members are present: and

Provided further that if any member is absent from any part of the trial, he shall not thereafter take any part in the proceedings.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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