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1 - 10 of 18 (0.22 seconds)Section 360 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 361 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 4 in The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 [Entire Act]
Section 3 in The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 [Entire Act]
Section 34 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
The Uttar Pradesh First Offenders Probation Act, 1938
Children Act, 1960
Section 304 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Rattan Lal vs State Of Punjab on 10 April, 1964
"The Act is a milestone in the progress of the modern liberal trend of reform in the field of penology. It is the result of the recognition of the doctrine that the object of criminal law is more to reform the individual offender than to punish him. Broadly stated, the Act distinguishes offenders below 21 years of age and those above that age, and offenders who are guilty of having committed an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life and those who are guilty of a lesser offence. While in the case of offenders who are above the age of 21 years absolute discretion is given to the court to release them after admonition or on probation of good conduct, subject to the conditions laid down in the appropriate provisions of the Act, in the case of offenders below the age of 21 years an injunction is issued to the court not to sentence them to imprisonment unless it is satisfied that having regard to the circumstances of the case; including the nature of the offence and the character of the offenders, it is not desirable to deal with them under Sections 3 and 4 of the Act."