Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 231 · Decided 11 May 2012
Chandra Kumar Chopra v. Union of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 231 · [2012] 5 S.C.R. 1029
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 665/2002
- Decided
- 11 May 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
A B Army Act, 1950: Court Martial - Various charges levelled against the appellant, Major in Indian Army - Objection by appellant against the composition of court martial, repelled - C Trial - Charges found proved and sentence of cashiering and rigorous imprisonment of five years passed against confirmation as regards the sentence of cashiering but reduced the rigorous imprisonment from five years to six months - Writ petition D dismissed - Appeal on the ground that the court martial proceeding was vitiated as the ultimate decision was result of biased forum, that the rules of natural
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