(As Prosecution Counsel) Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], October 5, 2022 (ANI): Taking swift and strong action, an Army Court Martial has recommended dismissal from service and one-year jail term for a non-commissioned officer (NCO) found guilty of sexually harassing a female Captain. The incident had taken place last year when the lady officer had come to Sikkim for a river rafting course in the 17-mountain division area where she was staying in an official accommodation. In the court martial convened by the 17 Mountain Division in Sikkim, the Havildar has been accused of using criminal force while attempting to outrage the modesty of the female officer belonging to the Military Nursing Service, Army officials said here. The second charge against the NO was that after forcefully entering the room of the officer, he made ‘sexually coloured’ remarks, they said. Once the incident happened, the lady officer managed to escape from the

(As Defence Lawyer) The court martial gave its finding Saturday night in Meerut where it was being conducted since 2021. An Indian Army court martial has recommended severe punishment for seven troops for illegally selling medicines meant for defence personnel in the civilian market. The case started in 2017, when a medical shop was raided in the Bhagirath Place market in Delhi by drug inspector and civilian police personnel. Twenty seven medicines with “not for sale” marks along with the markings of the military’s topmost Research and Referral Hospital in the national capital and clinics run by the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme were found. “10 personnel were facing the charges in the case related to misappropriation of medicines and taking money from civilians to sell them these medicines. Seve personnel have been punished while three have been acquitted by a court national on July 15,” sources in the Army said.

(As Prosecution Counsel) New Delhi [India], March 22, 2022 (ANI): Taking swift action against a non-commissioned officer, a general court-martial of the Indian Army has recommended the dismissal of a Havildar from service along with a one-year jail term after he was found guilty of molesting a jawan’s wife. Sources said the crime took place on November 10 last year at the Fazilka Cantonment in Puniab where Havildar from the 2 Jat regiment was posted and charge against him in the court-martial was that he used criminal force against a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, sources said. “This GCM trial commenced on February 7 and March 7, the verdict was passed against him finding him guilty. He has been punished with a reduction in rank, one-year rigorous imprisonment and dismissal from service without any benefits,” sources said.A total of 16 witnesses in the case were examined and

(As Defence Lawyer) By ANI | Published: November 3, 2021 04:24 PM The Armed Forces Tribunal has given relief to a Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel from a court-martial against them after it was found that they had not been given an opportunity to question the witnesses in the case. The Armed Forces Tribunal has given relief to a Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel from a court-martial against them after it was found that they had not been given an opportunity to question the witnesses in the case. The officers were facing charges of misappropriating 200 trees and funds while commanding a unit in the Jammu sector. Following the order by the Principal Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal, the Indian Army has adjourned the court-martial sine die as it is contemplating further action in the case, sources in the Army said. The case came to light when the handing over, taking

(As Prosecution Counsel) Last Updated: Sep 14, 2021, 02:38 PM IST : The soldier belonging to the Sikh regiment is posted in the desert sector in Rajasthan and had committed the alleged offence in September last year.  An Army Court-martial has recommended dismissal and five-year jail term for a soldier who was found guilty of sexual assault against the 11-year-old daughter of a colleague. The soldier belonging to the Sikh regiment is posted in the desert sector in Rajasthan and had committed the alleged offence in September last year. “The General Court Martial punished the soldier with reduced to rank, 5 years rigorous imprisonment and dismissal from service under section 10 of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, on September 5,” Sources in the Army said. During the trial, the prosecution counsel Akshit Anand had pressed for the strictest possible punishment for the soldier. The court-martial was convened by the 16

(As Defence Lawyer) New Delhi [India], April 4, 2021 (ANI): A General court martial has acquitted an Army jawan facing charges of inappropriately touching a girl child under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The General Court Martial was convened in Delhi for trying the Army person after a Junior Commissioned Officer levelled allegations termed as sexual assault against him. The GCM consisting of senior officers, including a lady officer from the army and Judge Advocate Branch, started its proceedings last year. “After a trial of several months and questioning several witnesses, the prosecution could not prove its case and the accused Army person was found to be ‘not guilty’ by the Army court,” sources told ANI. The accused Army person’s lawyer Anand Kumar said the justice system of the Army has been fair. “It is only in Army that trial in such cases is completed expeditiously as compared