Supreme Court of India
Lakhvir Singh Etc v. The State of Punjab & Anr.
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Probation of Offenders Act, 1958: Object of legisla tion – Held: To give the benefit of release of offenders o n probation of good conduct instead of sentencing them to imprisonme nt – Thus, increasing emphasis on the reformation and rehabili tation of offenders as useful and self-reliant members of soc iety without subjecting them to deleterious effects of jail life is what is sought to be subserved. Probation of Offenders Act, 1958: s.6 – Appellants were convicted by trial court for offence under s.397 IPC and sentence d to undergo rigorous imprisonment of seven years each – High Court
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