Unit V · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation
| Act / instrument | Section | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 | 3 | Power of court to release certain offenders after admonition |
| Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 | 4 | Power of court to release certain offenders on probation of good conduct |
| Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 | 6 | Restrictions on imprisonment of offenders under twenty-one years of age |
| Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 | 11 | Courts competent to make order under the Act |
AIR 1972 SC 2522 · Supreme Court of India
The Probation of Offenders Act is a reformative statute; courts should consider probation where the offender is young and the offence is not so grave as to rule out reformation.
AIR 1965 SC 444 · Supreme Court of India
Beneficial probation provisions can apply to an appeal pending when the Act came into force; penal laws that favour the accused may operate retrospectively.
AIR 2000 SC 1677 · Supreme Court of India
Probation is ordinarily not appropriate for rash and negligent driving causing death; deterrence has a special role in section 304A cases.