Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
97. Oath of members, Judge Attorneys and
witnesses.
1. An oath
or affirmation in the prescribed manner shall be administered to every member
of the Force Court and to the Judge Attorney, or, as the case may be, the
Deputy Judge Attorney-General or the Additional Judge Attorney-General or the
officer approved under section 95, before the commencement of the trial.
2. Every
person giving evidence before a Force Court shall be examined after being duly
sworn or affirmed in the prescribed form.
3. The provisions
of sub-section (2) shall not apply where the witness is a child under
twelve years of age and the Force Court is of opinion that though the witness
understands the duty of speaking the truth, he does not understand the nature
of an oath or affirmation.