The Archive · 1927

Soldiers and Bandits

Defeated or straggling soldiors noting together to commit farmed robbery of to distur) ublic peace and order Armed smugglers of salt facting together against. government inspectors: Acting together in abi number to commit any robbery:

(10)

Armed kidnapping of any prisoner: Being the ringleader and! instigator of prisoners gathering together and effecting their escape by committing] violence:

"aay In committing robbery, com-ritting the offence of intentional homicide, or causing death or grievous harm to any person, oF causing injury)

to two or more persons: (18 Persons gathering together to commit armed robbery: (14). Committing piracy: (45) Roping any woman where there has been robbery: (16). Destroying by fire any of the following properties belonging to another person:—(DA structure located ina a city, town, or any other densely populated place (Qt) A magazine in which gunpowder, munitions, oF other Articles required for military purposes are stored; or my' other structure used sag, {08 military" pur po {M1 A. mine, camp, school, bos-i ital, almshovae: Sactory, Article 4.—The superi manding may try the case himself if the offence itself under Article ® wae committed by a military man in case under the last preceding artiste may be carried out only! after it has been approved by the! highes: commander of the army coneezned, to whom the case must! be referred.

Article 6—When the of Justice or the Provinei ernment finds in the report submitted by the court or the magistrate's yamen exercising the power of a court any mistake or doubtful point, it may order rectrial or send a deputy to eoadjudicate the case or have the ease retried by the High Court of Justice.

Wher the highest commander of the army trying the case finds in the report submitted by his subordinate any mistake or doubtful point, he may order a re-trial or send a deputy to ce-adjudicate!

7.—Whoever committing fan offence under Article 1 in the! place where martial law has beea proclaimed shall be tried according so the martial Iw.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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