An Act to provide for the release of offenders on probation or after due admonition and for matters connected therewith.
The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 has 19 sections in 1 chapter, amended 3 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.
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All sections of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Power of court to release certain offenders after admonition
- Section 4 – Power of court to release certain offenders on probation of good conduct
- Section 5 – Power of court to require released offenders to pay compensation and costs
- Section 6 – Restrictions on imprisonment of offenders under twenty-one years of age
- Section 7 – Report of probation officer to be confidential
- Section 8 – Variation of conditions of probation
- Section 9 – Procedure in case of offender failing to observe conditions of bond
- Section 10 – Provision as to sureties
- Section 11 – Courts competent to make order under the Act, appeal and revision and powers of courts in appeal and revision
- Section 12 – Removal of disqualification attaching to conviction
- Section 13 – Probation officers
- Section 14 – Duties of probation officers
- Section 15 – Probation officers to be public servants
- Section 16 – Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 17 – Power to make rules
- Section 18 – Saving of operation of certain enactments
- Section 19 – Section 562 of the Code not to apply in certain areas