(b) in any other case, he shall be liable to suffer any punishment, 1* * *, assigned for
the offence by any law in force in Pakistan, or to suffer short imprisonment 2[or such less
punishment as is in this Act mentioned] [:]3
3[Provided that, where the offence of which any such person is found guilty is an offence
liable to hadd under any Islamic law, the sentence awarded to him shall be that provided
for the offence in that law]”.
(2) The powers of a court‑martial 4[or an officer exercising authority under section 82 or section
86 to charge] and to punish any person under this section shall not be affected by reason of the fact
that the civil offence with which such person is charged is also an Air Force offence.
5[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in
force, a person who becomes subject to this Act by reason of his being accused of an offence
mentioned in clause (dd) of section 2 shall be liable to be tried or otherwise dealt with under this Act
for such offence as if the offence were an offence against this Act and were committed at a time
when such person was subject to this Act; and the provisions of this section shall have effect
accordingly.].
72. Civil offences not triable by courts‑martial. A person subject to this Act who commits an
offence of murder against a person not subject to Military, Naval or Air Force law, or of culpable
homicide not amounting to murder against such a person, or of 6[zina or zinabiljabr] in relation
1 Certain words Omitted by the Pakistan Air Force (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (38 of 1984), s. 9.
2 Ins. by the Pakistan Air Force (Amdt.) Act, 1958 (6 of 1958), s. 10, (with effect from the 23 rd March, 1958).
3 Subs. and added by Ord. 38 of 1984, s. 4.
4 Subs. by the Pakistan Air Force (Amdt.) Act, 1967 (6 of 1967), s. 10, for “to try”.
5 Added by the Defence Services Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1967 (4 of 1967), s. 3.
6 Subs. by Ord. 38 of 1984, s. 5, for “rape”.
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