'Unfortunate That Provisions For Probation Are Not Much Utilized By Courts': Allahabad HC Grants Probation In 28 Yrs Old Case For Attempt To Homicide [Read Judgment]

On Monday, the Allahabad High Court asked the courts to award proper sentence having regard to the nature of the offence and the manner in which it was executed or committed. While reproducing Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and Section 360 of CrPC, the high court observed that it was pertinent to release deserving convicts on probation and to cater to the...