Section 77
Choice between Criminal Court and Security Guard Court.
The National Security Guard Act, 1986
About this Act
An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an armed force of the Union for combating terrorist activities with a view to protecting States against internal disturbances and for matters connected therewith.
When a Criminal Court and a
Security Guard Court have each jurisdiction in respect of an offence, it shall be in the discretion of the
Director-General, or the Inspector-General or the Deputy Inspector-General, within whose command the
accused person is serving or such other officer as may be prescribed, to decide before which Court the
proceedings shall be instituted, and, if that officer decides that they shall be instituted before a Security
Guard Court, to direct that the accused person shall be detained in Security Guard custody.