Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Soldier for Cowardice in Combat, Modifies Sentence to Period Already Served. The Court held that a soldier cannot rely on past glory but must rise to the occasion every time, and that the concurrent findings of cowardice under Section 34(c) of the Army Act, 1950 were justified.
2 Jul 2019The appellant, Dalbir Singh, was enrolled in the Indian Army in 1999 and posted to 3 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in 2006. On August 13, 2006, during a ...
