Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
119. Tender of pardon to accomplices.
1. With a
view to obtaining the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or
indirectly concerned in or privy to an offence triable by a Force Court other
than a Summary Force Court under this Act, the commanding officer, the
convening officer or the Force Court, at any stage of investigation or inquiry
into or the trial of, the offence, may tender a pardon to such person on
condition of his making a full and true disclosure of the whole of the circumstances
within his knowledge relating to the offence and to every other person
concerned, whether as principal or abettor, in the commission thereof.
2. The
commanding officer or the convening officer who tenders pardon under
sub-section (1) shall record,.
a.
his reasons for so doing;
b.
whether the tender was or was not accepted by the person to whom
it was made, and shall, on application made by accused, furnish him with a copy
of such record free of cost.
1.
2.
3. Every person
accepting a tender of pardon made under sub-section (1).
a.
shall be examined as a witness by the commanding officer of the
accused and in the subsequent trial, if any;
b.
may be detained in Force custody until the termination of the
trial.