Supreme Court Grants Probation to First-Time Offenders Under Essential Commodities Act: Dhurukumar vs. State of Maharashtra (2017) INSC 804 (4 October 2017)
Date of the Judgment: 4 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 804 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can first-time offenders convicted under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 be granted probation instead of imprisonment? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question, focusing on whether the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, […]