Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial.
What this section does
The Central Government may make rules governing whether persons subject to military law are tried by ordinary courts or court-martial. When such a person is brought before a Magistrate, the Magistrate must have regard to those rules and, in proper cases, deliver the accused with a statement of the offence to the commanding officer for court-martial. High Courts may also direct that a prisoner in jail be produced before a court-martial.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Central Government · Magistrate · Commanding Officer · High Court
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.475.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 521 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.