https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184025 Alleged irregularities in a summary court-martial did not vitiate the trial because the evidence was duly recorded and the accused had in fact been carrying liquor beyond the permitted limit, so no prejudice or infirmity was shown. The conviction was therefore left undisturbed. However, the sentence of rigorous imprisonment and dismissal from service was held to be unduly severe in light of the nature and degree of the misconduct, the surrounding circumstances, and the availability of lesser punishments under the Army Act, 1950. The punishment was set aside on proportionality grounds and the matter remanded for reconsideration of sentence. en-us Fri, 03 May 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 May 2017 16:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184025 Alleged irregularities in a summary court-martial did not vitiate the trial because the evidence was duly recorded and the accused had in fact been carrying liquor beyond the permitted limit, so no prejudice or infirmity was shown. The conviction was therefore left undisturbed. However, the sentence of rigorous imprisonment and dismissal from service was held to be unduly severe in light of the nature and degree of the misconduct, the surrounding circumstances, and the availability of lesser punishments under the Army Act, 1950. The punishment was set aside on proportionality grounds and the matter remanded for reconsideration of sentence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 May 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184025