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Section 68
Jurisdiction of military court
: The jurisdiction of military court shall be as follows except in the cases mentioned in section 62 and 66 of this Act:-
(a) The General Military Court and the Summary General Military Court shall have the authority to try, hear, prosecute and dispose of cases related to offenses committed by persons under the jurisdiction of this Act.
(b) If a person under the jurisdiction of this Act commits an offense punishable by imprisonment for a maximum of two years, except for officers and rank-and-file, the District Military Court shall have the right to initiate, hear, prosecute and set aside the relevant case.
(c) Subject to the provision written in the following sub-sections, the summary military court shall have the authority to try, hear, prosecute and sentence the cases related to offenses committed by officers and non-commissioned persons within the jurisdiction of this Act:-
(1) A case punishable by imprisonment up to one year if a military court is convened by a major soldier or above.
(2) If a military court is convened by a lower rank than the chief soldier, the case is punishable by imprisonment for up to 6 months.