As soon as the Court is constituted with the proper number of officers who are not objected to or objections in respect of whom have been overruled on oath or affirmation shall be administered to every member in presence of the accused in one of 28 the following Forms or in such other form to the same purport as the Court ascertains to be according to his religion or otherwise binding on his conscience.
FORM OF OATH I,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . swear by Almighty God that I will, well and truly, try the accused (or accused persons), before the Court, according to the evidence, and that I will, duly administer justice, in accordance with the provisions of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 without partiality, favour or affection; and I do further swear that I will not, on any account, at any time, whatsoever, disclose or discover, the vote or opinion of any particular member of the Court unless required to give evidence thereof by a court of law.
FORM OF AFFIRMATION I, .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . do, solemnly, sincerely and truly, declare and affirm that I will, well and truly, try the accused (or accused persons), before the Court according to the evidence, and that I will, duly administer justice in accordance with the provisions of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992, without partiality, favour or affection; and I do further solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will not, on any account, at any time, whatsoever, disclose or discover, the vote or opinion of any particular member of this Court unless required to give evidence thereof by a Court of Law.