Army Major may face dismissal for marrying Canadian girl

The officer has admitted to the lapses on his part and is understood to have pleaded that he may be allowed to quit the service through voluntary retirement, the sources said.

If the officer is indicted by the inquiry, he may even be terminated from Service, they said.

"Under the Army Act, officers have to seek permission from the Service before contacting foreign nationals even if he subsequently wants to marry that person, otherwise they are liable to face action," military law expert Col Rajiv Manglik said here.