https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168881 The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 was treated as a beneficial reforming statute capable of applying to pending criminal proceedings, and section 11 was read broadly to permit appellate and revisional courts to act under section 6 even where the trial conviction predated the Act's extension to the area. On that construction, the earlier conviction did not bar consideration of probationary relief at the later stage. Section 6(2) was also held to require the court to call for and consider a probation officer's report before deciding sentencing, making that step mandatory. The conviction remained undisturbed, but the sentencing order required fresh consideration under the Act. en-us Fri, 10 Apr 1964 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:06:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168881 The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 was treated as a beneficial reforming statute capable of applying to pending criminal proceedings, and section 11 was read broadly to permit appellate and revisional courts to act under section 6 even where the trial conviction predated the Act's extension to the area. On that construction, the earlier conviction did not bar consideration of probationary relief at the later stage. Section 6(2) was also held to require the court to call for and consider a probation officer's report before deciding sentencing, making that step mandatory. The conviction remained undisturbed, but the sentencing order required fresh consideration under the Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Apr 1964 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168881