been valid, may substitute a new finding and pass a sentence for the offence specified or��involved in
such finding :
Provided that no such substitution shall be made unless such finding could have been validly
made by the court‑martial on the charge and unless it appears that the court‑martial must have been
satisfied of the facts estab lishing the offence.
(2) Where a sentence passed by a Court‑martial which has been confirmed, not being a sentence
passed in pursuance of a new finding substituted under subsection (1), is found for any reason to be
invalid, the authority referred to in subsection (1) may pass a valid sentence.
(3) The punishment awarded by a sentence passed under subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall
not be higher in the scale of punishments than, or in excess of, the punishment awarded by, the
sentence for which a new sentence is substituted under this section.
(4) Any finding substituted, or any sentence passed, under this section shall for the purposes of
this Act and the rules made thereunder have effect as if it were a finding or sentence of a
Court‑martial.
160. Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court‑martial.___(1) Any person subject to
this Act who considers himself aggrieved by any order passed by a court‑martial may present a
petition to the officer or authority empowered to confirm any finding or sentence of such court
martial, and the confirming authority may take such steps as may be considered necessary to satisfy
itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of the order passed or as to the regularity of any
proceeding to which the order relates.
(2) Any person subject to this Act who considers himself aggrieved by a finding or sentence of a
Court‑martial which has been confirmed, may present a
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