Navy Act, 1957 · Chapter XIII: Procedure · Power of courts-martial respecting contempt, etc
Section 142: Powers of courts martial and disciplinary courts in relation to proceedings under this Act
Any trial by a court-martial or disciplinary court under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and the court-martial or disciplinary court shall be deemed to be a court within the meaning of [sections 345 and 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).]
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