Investigating officer can prosecute case before Navy court-martial: Kerala High Court
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The Kerala High Court on Friday held that an officer who investigates a case against Navy personnel can also be appointed to prosecute the same case before a court-martial, since the Navy Regulations do not prohibit such an arrangement [Union of India & ors v Santosh Karwade & anr].A Division Bench of Justice K Natarajan and Justice Johnson John held that such an appointment of the investigating officer as a prosecutor would not, by itself, violate the right to a fair trial under Article
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TypeNews
SourceBar and Bench
PublishedTuesday, 22 September 2026
Affected Population1.4 billion citizens, 20 million government employees
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