Accused Not Entitled To Get Probation For Offences Having Mandatory Minimum Imprisonment: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, in the case of State v Sunil, set aside an order of probation given to an accused convicted under POCSO Act on the grounds that the minimum period of imprisonment was provided under the statute.Justice Mukta Gupta, relying on the case of Shyam Lal Verma vs. Central Bureau of Investigation (2014 (15) SCC 340), noted that reliefs under the Probation of Offenders Act...