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Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Probation of Offenders Act

14 judgments, latest first, from 2019 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (filed under the provisions below, or naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

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Milind S/o Ashruba Dhanve and Ors. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 10 April 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 565 : 2026 INSC 355
Whether the Appellants are entitled to the benefit of ss.3 and 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, and if so, to what extent; whether the benefit of s.4 of the 1958 Act is available to an offender who has been sen…
Santosh Sahadev Khajnekar vs The State of Goa
SC · 26 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2100 : 2025 INSC 1041
Whether conviction of appellant for the offences punishable u/s.8 of the Goa Children’s Act, 2003 is sustainable; whether the appellant deserves to be given benefit under provisions of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.
Mantu Rai vs The State Of Bihar
Patna HC · 4 August 2025
The appellant preferred a criminal appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against a judgment of acquittal passed by the Additional District Judge-VII-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Patna. The trial court h…
Nagarajan & Anr. vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 15 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 471 : 2025 INSC 703
Whether the benefit of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be granted to the appellants; if the answer to the aforesaid issue is in the negative, can the reduced sentence that the Food Safety and S…
Chellammal and Another vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2306 : 2025 INSC 540
Whether the appellants could be granted the benefit of probation either u/s.360(1) of CrPC or u/s.4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958; whether the High Court was justified in not extending the benefit of probation…
Sanjay Colaro vs State of Karnataka
SC · 21 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2558 : 2025 INSC 686
Matter pertains to the extension of benefit under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 to the appellant for causing a road accident, resulting in the death of the pedestrian.
Harvir Singh vs Govt Of NCT Of Delhi
Delhi HC · 16 July 2024
The petitioner, convicted under Sections 279, 337, and 304A IPC and sentenced to imprisonment, filed an application seeking grant of probation under Section 360 Cr.P.C. read with Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders A…
Sunita Devi vs The State of Bihar & Anr.
SC · 17 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 629 : 2024 INSC 448
Need for a comprehensive sentencing policy. Trial against the accused under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 was conducted by the judicial officer in utmost haste and the accused was denied due oppor…
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs Chetan Jeff
SC · 11 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 692 : 2022 INSC 556
Service Law – Appointment – Post of Constable – Suppression of material fact by the candidate in respect of his criminal antecedents and making false statement in the job application form – Rejection of his candidature –…
Som Dutt & Ors. vs The State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 4 April 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 1 : 2022 INSC 385
Probation – Release on probation – Appellants convicted by three courts below u/s.379 r/w s.34 IPC and sentenced to 3 months SI – Revision filed before High Court – Dismissed – Challenge to – Held: No interference warran…
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited and Another vs Anil Kanwariya
SC · 17 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 710 : 2021 INSC 490
Service Law – Termination from services – Non-disclosure/suppression of material fact and filing a false declaration – Appellants invited applications for the post of Technical Helper – Respondent-employee was appointed…
Lakhvir Singh etc. vs The State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 19 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 269 : 2021 INSC 30
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958: Object of legislation – Held: To give the benefit of release of offenders on probation of good conduct instead of sentencing them to imprisonment – Thus, increasing emphasis on the refor…
Tofan Singh vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 29 October 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 583 : 2020 INSC 620
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: ss. 42, 53 and 67 – Power under s. 67 – Extent, nature, purpose and scope of – Confession made under – Before the officers designated u/ss. 42 or 53 – Whether admissi…
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Man Singh
SC · 4 November 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 570 : 2019 INSC 1201
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH v. MAN SINGH (Criminal Appeal No. 410 of 2011) NOVEMBER 04, 2019 [DEEPAK GUPTA AND ANIRUDDHA BOSE, JJ.] Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Power of High Court u/s. 482 CrPC to alter the se…

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