Air Force Act : Revision of finding or sentence. Indian Bare Acts :

Air Force Act,1950

Act No : 45

Section : Revision of finding or sentence.

159.Revision of finding or sentence. (1) Any finding or sentence of a court-martial may be once revised by order of the confirming authority and on such revision, 196 the court, if so directed by the confirming authority, may take addi- tional evidence. (2) The court, on revision, shall consist of the same officers as were present when the original decision was passed, unless any of those officers are unavoidably absent. (3) In case of such unavoidable absence the cause thereof shall be duly certified in the proceedings, and the court shall proceed with the revision, provided that, if a general court-martial, it still consists of five officers, or, if a summary general or district court- martial, of three officers.