70. Civil offence not triable by court-martial
A person subject to this Act who commits an offence of murder against a person not subject to military, naval or air force law, or of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against such a person or of rape in relation to such a person, shall not be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall not be tried by a court-martial, unless he commits any of the said offences—
(a)
while on active service, or
(b)
at any place outside India, or
(c)
at a frontier post specified by the Central Government by notification in this behalf.
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Amendment notes (1)
- omitted w.e.f. 25-1-1975 . The Explanation omitted by Act 13 of 1975, s. 3 (w.e.f. 25-1-1975).