1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different parts of the State.
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Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power of court to release certain offenders after admonition.Section 4 · Power of court to release certain offenders on probation of good conduct.Section 5 · Power of court to require released offenders to pay compensation and costs.Section 6 · Restrictions on imprisonment of offenders under twenty-one years of age.Section 7 · Report of probation officer to be confidential.Section 8 · Variation of conditions of probation.Section 9 · Procedure in case of offender failing to observe conditions of bond.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.