Read More At: https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/army-court-%20martial-exonerates-soldier-facing-charges-of-outraging-modesty-of-his-officers-%20daughter20240801183400/ New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): An Indian Army court martial has found a jawan not guilty of allegations of outraging the modesty of the daughter of an officer with whom he was attached as a ‘Sahayak’ for a long time. The case started in August 2019 when the officer’s daughter levelled the allegations against the soldier and the court martial announced its findings on July 11. The accused soldier is from the Corps of Signals and was attached to the officer, who was staying in a civil area in Delhi. “The Court finds that the accused signalman is not guilty of the charge,” the court said. The presiding officer of the case is a colonel-rank officer and the verdict pronounced by him is subject to confirmation by the senior Army authorities. The Army Court, giving reasons for the decision, said that after carefully considering and

Read More At: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/court-martial-hold- army-doctor-not-guilty-of-outraging-modesty-of-majors-wife-9507523/ August 11, 2024 A general court martial of the Army has found a doctor not guilty of allegations of having outraged the modesty of a Major’s wife while conducting a medical examination. It however, held the doctor guilty of not ensuring the presence of a nurse or a woman attendant while conducting the examination. The doctor, a Lt Colonel of Army Medical Corps (AMC), has been awarded the punishment of ‘severe reprimand’ and to forfeit one and half years of service for the purpose of service pension. The court martial of the doctor, posted as a medical specialist at Military Hospital, Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, took place at the Mechanised Infantry Centre and School, Ahmednagar. Counsel for the doctor, Anand Kumar said he pleaded innocence and contended that acted professionally in examining the patient who complained of chest pains. The doctor faced court martial on two

Read more At: https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/army-gcm-%20acquits-retired-jco-in-sensitive-info-leak-case20240331154722/ New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): An Army General Court Martial has recommended the acquittal of a retired Subedar facing trial in a case where it was alleged that the Junior Commissioned Officer had failed to protect sensitive information under his charge. The JCO was charged under the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, where it was alleged that while performing the duties of Head Clerk, he failed to take reasonable care of the documents with sensitive information. The entire episode happened in 2020-21, when the JCO was still in service and the information was leaked allegedly by soldiers posted in an Army formation. The JCO was also charged under Section 63 of the Army Act and blamed for not carrying out proper supervision of information and documents, which led to their leakage. The Subedar had retired already in October 2021 from the Army but was