Probation of Offenders Act, 1958

Supreme Court clarifies the inapplicability of Probation of Offenders Act in cases under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act: Nagarajan & Anr. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu (2025)

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Date of the Judgment: May 15, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 703 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J., Manmohan, J. Can a person convicted under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (PoFA Act) be granted the benefit of probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in two criminal appeals […]

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Supreme Court extends Probation Act benefit in cross-case: Ramesh vs. State of Rajasthan (2025) INSC 46

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Supreme Court extends Probation Act benefit in cross-case: Ramesh vs. State of Rajasthan (2025) INSC 46 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be extended to an accused in a cross-case where the other group has already been granted such benefit, given that both cases arise from the same

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Supreme Court Grants Probation in Essential Commodities Act Case After 37 Years

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Supreme Court Grants Probation in Essential Commodities Act Case After 37 Years LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person convicted under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 can be granted probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, despite a minimum sentence prescribed in the Essential Commodities Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Tarak Nath Keshari vs.

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Supreme Court grants probation in Essential Commodities Act case: Tarak Nath Keshari vs. State of West Bengal (2023)

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Supreme Court grants probation in Essential Commodities Act case: Tarak Nath Keshari vs. State of West Bengal (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 513 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a person convicted under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 be released on probation? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court modifies sentence for Section 504 IPC offense: Kunti Kumari vs. State of Jharkhand (2022)

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Supreme Court modifies sentence for Section 504 IPC offense: Kunti Kumari vs. State of Jharkhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be extended to a person convicted under Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kunti Kumari vs. The State of

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination for False Declaration: Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited vs. Anil Kanwariya (2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination for False Declaration: Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited vs. Anil Kanwariya (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employer can terminate an employee for suppressing information about a prior conviction and submitting a false declaration during the appointment process, even if the employee later receives the benefit of Section 12 of the

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Supreme Court Allows Probation Despite Minimum Sentence: Lakhvir Singh vs. State of Punjab (2021)

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Supreme Court Allows Probation Despite Minimum Sentence: Lakhvir Singh vs. State of Punjab (2021) Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 14 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can young offenders, who have committed a serious crime, be given the benefit of probation, even if the law prescribes a minimum

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Supreme Court clarifies High Court’s powers under Section 482 CrPC: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Man Singh (2019)

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Supreme Court on High Court’s Power to Alter Sentences: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Man Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court use its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) to alter a sentence it previously passed? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Employee Convicted of Moral Turpitude Despite Probation: Sushil Kumar Singhal vs. Punjab National Bank (2010)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude can be dismissed from service, despite being granted probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sushil Kumar Singhal vs. The Regional Manager, Punjab National Bank Judgment Date: 10 August 2010 Date of the Judgment: 10 August

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