law: Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007 
  119.  Tender of pardon to accomplices.
  1.       With a
  
  view to obtaining the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or
  
  indirectly concerned in or privy to an offence triable by a Force Court other
  
  than a Summary Force Court under this Act, the commanding officer, the
  
  convening officer or the Force Court, at any stage of investigation or inquiry
  
  into or the trial of, the offence, may tender a pardon to such person on
  
  condition of his making a full and true disclosure of the whole of the circumstances
  
  within his knowledge relating to the offence and to every other person
  
  concerned, whether as principal or abettor, in the commission thereof.
  2.       The
  
  commanding officer or the convening officer who tenders pardon under
  
  sub-section (1) shall record,.
  a.     
  
    his reasons for so doing;
  b.    
  
    whether the tender was or was not accepted by the person to whom
  
  it was made, and shall, on application made by accused, furnish him with a copy
  
  of such record free of cost.
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   3.       Every person
  
  accepting a tender of pardon made under sub-section (1).
  a.     
  
    shall be examined as a witness by the commanding officer of the
  
  accused and in the subsequent trial, if any;
  b.    
  
    may be detained in Force custody until the termination of the
  
  trial.