(3) an offender under this Act shall not be subject to detention for more than six months
whether under one or more sentences 1[ ; and]
1[(4) a person shall not be sentenced to stoning to death, amputation of hand, foot or
both, whipping or simple imprisonment except in respect of an offence of which he is
convicted under an Islamic law.
Explanation.___While computing a sentence under an Islamic law, “imprisonment for life” shall
have the same meaning as in such law.].
61. Field punishment. ___(1) Where any person subject to this Act, being below the rank of
warrant officer, commits any offence on active service, it shall be lawful for a Court martial to award
for that offence any such punishment, other than flogging, as may be prescribed as a field
punishment. Field punishment shall be of the character of personal res traint or of hard labour but shall
not be of a nature to cause injury to life or limb.
(2) Field punishment shall, for the purpose of commutation, be deemed to stand next below
detention.
62. Special provisions regarding sentences.___(1) Where an officer, junior commissioned
officer or warrant officer is sentenced to 2[Stoning to death,] death, 3[Imprisonment for life] or 2*
imprisonment, the court shall, by its sentence, sentence such officer, junior commissioned officer, or
warrant officer to be dismissed from the service.
1 Subs. ins added by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (36 of 1984, s. 6.
2 Ins. and omitted ibid, s. 7.
3 Subs. by Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (51 of 1976), s. 13.
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