1[102A. Religion of confirming officer, president, judge advocate and members of general,
district or field general court martial. In the trial, by a general, district or field general court
martial, of an accused who is a Muslim for an offence punishable under an Islamic law, the
confirming officer, the president, the judge advocate and the members shall be Muslims].
103. Judge Advocate. Every general Court martial shall, and every district or field general Court
martial may, be attended by a judge advo cate, who shall be an officer belonging to the department of
the Judge Advocate‑General, Pakistan Army or, if no such officer is available, a person appointed by
the convening officer.
104. Challenges.___(1) At all trials by general, district or field general Court martial, as soon as
the Court is assembled, the names of the presi dent and members shall be read over to the accused,
who shall thereupon be asked whether he objects to being tried by any officer sitting on the Court.
(2) If the accused objects to such officer, his objection and also the reply thereto of the officer
objected to, shall be heard and recorded, and the remaining officers of the Court shall, decide on the
objection in the absence of the challenged officer.
(3) If the objection is allowed by one half or more of the votes of the officers entitled to vote, the
objection shall be allowed and the member objected to shall retire and his vacancy may be filled in
the prescribed manner by another officer subject to the right of the accused to object.
(4) When no challenge is made, or when challenge has been made and disallowed or the place of
every officer successfully challenged has been filled by another officer to whom no objection is made
or allowed, the Court shall proceed with the trial.
1 Ins. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984, (36 of 1984.), s. 14.
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