Section 13 in The Jammu and Kashmir Probation of Offenders Act, 1966
13. Probation Officers.
- A Probation Officer under this Act shall be-(a)a person appointed to be a probation officer by the Government or recognised as such by the Government; or(b)a person provided for this purpose by a Society recognised in this behalf by the Government; or(c)in any exceptional case, any other person, who in the opinion of the Court, is fit to act as a probation officer in the special circumstances of the case.(2)A Court which passes an order under section 4 or the District Magistrate of the district in which the offender for the time being resides may, at any time, appoint any Probation Officer in the place of the person named in the supervision order.(3)A Probation Officer in the exercise of his duties under this Act, shall be subject to the control of the District Magistrate of the district in which the offender for the time being resides.
