Clause 165

The allegations against any person subject to military law who is under arrest shall be duly investigated without unnecessary delay and as soon as may be either proceedings shall be taken for punishing his offence or he shall be released from arrest.

Whenever any person subject to military law has been arrested and remains under arrest for a longer period than eight days before being brought before a subordinate military court or a disciplinary officer for trial a special report on the necessity for further delay shall be made to such person and in such manner as may be prescribed and a similar report shall be made to the like person in the like manner every eight days until he is brought before a subordinate military court for trial or has been dealt with summarily by a disciplinary officer or he is released from arrest.

Subsection (2) of this section shall not apply where the accused is on active service.