https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170997 Where an offence is triable both by the ordinary criminal court and by court-martial under the Army Act, the statutory machinery allocates the initial choice to the competent military authority. Notice and stay requirements arise only when the military authority has opted for court-martial and the accused is to be proceeded against in that forum. If the authorities, with knowledge of the charge, release the accused to civil authorities for trial, the civil court may proceed without issuing notice, and substantial compliance with the jurisdiction-adjustment scheme is sufficient to preserve the trial. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 1970 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:46:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170997 Where an offence is triable both by the ordinary criminal court and by court-martial under the Army Act, the statutory machinery allocates the initial choice to the competent military authority. Notice and stay requirements arise only when the military authority has opted for court-martial and the accused is to be proceeded against in that forum. If the authorities, with knowledge of the charge, release the accused to civil authorities for trial, the civil court may proceed without issuing notice, and substantial compliance with the jurisdiction-adjustment scheme is sufficient to preserve the trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 Nov 1970 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170997