(a) substitute a valid finding or sentence for an invalid finding or sentence; or
(b) call any witness for the purpose of recording additional evidence in the presence of the
parties who shall be afforded an opportunity to put any question to the witness ; or
(c) annual the proceedings of the court martial on the ground that they are illegal or unjust ;
or
(d) order retrial of the accused by a fresh court.
(4) The decision of the Court of Appeals 1[for Hadd cases] shall be final and shall not be called in
question before any court or other authority.].
2[133B. Court. of Appeals for other cases. ___(1) Any person to whom a courtmartial has
awarded a sentence of death, imprisonment for life, imprisonment exceeding three months, or
dismissal from the service after the commencement of the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 1992 ,
may, within forty days from the date of announcement of finding or sentence or promulgation thereof,
whichever is earlier, prefer an appeal against the finding or sentence to a Court of Appeals consisting
of the Chief of the Army Staff or one or more officers designated by him in this behalf, presided by
an officer not below the rank of Brigadier in the case of General CourtMartial or Field General
CourtMartial or District CourtMartial or Summary CourtMartial convened or confirmed or
countersigned by an officer of the rank of Brigadier or below as the case may be, and one or more
officer, presided by an officer not below the rank of Major General in other cases, hereinafter
referred to as the Court of Appeals.
1 Ins. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1992 (28 of 1992), s. 3.
2 Added ibid., s. 4.
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