Section 137: Power to summon and examine material witnesses

The Navy Act, 1957Central Act · Act 62 of 1957

(1) The trial judge advocate may, at any stage of the trial, summon any person as a witness or examine any person in attendance, though not summoned as a witness, or recall and re-examine any person already examined; and the trial judge advocate shall summon and examine or recall and re-examine any such person if his evidence appears to the court or to the trial judge advocate as essential to the just decision of the case.

(2) Summons to the witnesses shall be issued as provided under this Act.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Navy Act, 1957
Section	137
Marginal note	Power to summon and examine material witnesses
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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