https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156491 For Section 123(2) of the Army Act, a court-martial trial commences when the General Court Martial assembles and begins the preliminary steps of examining the charge, including scrutiny of legality, objections, and arraignment; it is not confined to the later stage of recording evidence after plea. On that construction, the limitation period did not bar the proceedings because the respondent had absconded from military custody and could not rely on his own wrong to defeat the statutory time bar. The High Court's order was set aside and the court-martial was allowed to proceed in accordance with law. en-us Fri, 22 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:35:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156491 For Section 123(2) of the Army Act, a court-martial trial commences when the General Court Martial assembles and begins the preliminary steps of examining the charge, including scrutiny of legality, objections, and arraignment; it is not confined to the later stage of recording evidence after plea. On that construction, the limitation period did not bar the proceedings because the respondent had absconded from military custody and could not rely on his own wrong to defeat the statutory time bar. The High Court's order was set aside and the court-martial was allowed to proceed in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156491