the 1[Federal Government] may order such person to be released, or to be detained in custody or to
be transferred to a public lunatic asylum if he has not already been sent to such an asylum.
(7) Where any relative or friend of any person who is in custody under subsection (3) or under
detention under subsection (4) desires that he shall be delivered to his care and custody, the 1[Federal
Government] may, upon the application of such relative or friend and on his giving security to the
satisfaction of the 1[Federal Government] that the person delivered shall___
(a) be properly taken care of and prevented from doing injury to himself or to any other
person, and
(b) be produced for the inspection of such authority, and at such time and places, as the
1[Federal Government] may direct,
order such person to be delivered to such relative or friend.
(8) A copy of every order made by the prescribed officer under sub section (5) shall forthwith be
sent to the 1[Federal Government].
131. Remedy against finding and sentence of Court martial.___(1) Any person subject to this
Act who considers himself aggrieved by the finding or sentence of a general, field general or district
Court martial may submit a petition,��before confirmation of such finding or sentence, to the officer
empowered to confirm it and, after confirmation, to the 1[Federal Government], or the 2[Chief of the
Army Staff] or to any 3[prescribed officer who is superior in command to] the one who confirmed
such finding or sentence.
1 Subs. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1973 (51 of 1973), s. 3, for “Central Government”.
2 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 Art. 2 and Sch., for “CommanderinChief”.
3 Subs. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (51 of 1976), s. 23, for certain words.
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