The Bombay Habitual Offenders Act, 1959
Chapter M Chapter M
Chapter M Chapter M
14. Preamble
14.(1)Forthepurposeofplacingthereinsuchha.bitualoffendersa8areEstabUsh. directedto xooeivecorrectivetrainingundorthisAct,~heStateGovernmentmay,!I1 e mGf bynotifioationinthoOJftoialGatette,establishana:maintainintheita'teas :::ce:::fB m&nycorrectivesettlementsas it tJriDksit.. (9)TheStateGovernmentmayalsoapproveor certifyany.privatelymanaged inafi:tution(whetherknownas a settlementor othetwiBe)as a correctivesettlement forthepurposesof thisAct., 15.(1)WheretheSf8teGovernmentis 8atis:fi~fromthereportof theDistrictp~to
~teorothenvise,thatit is expedientwitha viewtotherefOl"nl.ationof ~tual a registeredoflenderandthepreventitinof crime,thattheregisteredo:tl'enderBhonldoffenderlto receivetrainingof a cor:rectivecharaeterfora 8Ubstantialperiod,theStateGovelll-~. mentmaybyorderin writingdirectthat,theregisteredoffendershallreceivetraining:rot::' of"COIfGVecharacterforsuchperiod,notexeeedingthedurationofhis registrationor re-r~tion,as maybespecifiedin theorder. (9)Wherea habitualoft'ende,whoie notmorethanfortyyearaof age,-• (G)is convictedof anyo:ft'encepunishablewitJI.imprisonment,or
- (6) is requiredinpnrsuaJl(leof seetioWIOof theCodeto exeentea bondforhis goodbehaviour,andthecourtor theM'.agistmteis 8!ltisfiedfromtheevidencein the~.00other~teriaJBon recordtDatit is expedientwitha viewtohis Hf~tionandthepreventionofcrime,fiathe.aouldreceivetrainingof a correctivecharacterfora BUbstantialperiod.the(»urtor theMagistratemay, in lieuof aen~neinghimforllld1.ofI~OJ.',•• thecuemaybe, reqv.iriP.ghimto UiBOU.'telftIDhbond,~thathe shallreceW~correctivetrainingforRcbterm JaOt"tUntwoJ101'moreilIr.o.••,....IItheOoariorthelIagistratAI -,Mt-ujne. 59UBorJsbDrB0Jtt•••Aet;1SS9 feY)Beforegiving-any~1U14wIllb-tection(1)or 811b-eection(I)the 8fIlti&~theeo1Iltor the~te.as thecasemaybe,shaD- e.) COJ1lJIl1ttheofficerprescribedon the oapacityof theeorreetivesettlements to receivethehabitaaloffender,
- (6) takein.floconsiderationthe~anamentalconditionof tJleoffender, _JU8sUitabilityforreceivingcorrective~in a correctivesettlement, and
- (e) givea reuonabJeoppoif;unityto tJleoffenderto ahowea1llMlwhysuch directionahouldnotbe~.
(4)A habitualoifender,in rfllpectof whoma directionto recehtecorrective
~Mebeen~,shallbe plaCedin a correctivesettlementforthe~of histraining,andwhilein Bllchsettlementshallbetreatedin suehm&nIlerand ~l!II!ehtrai.ningas may~ pteeoribed.
16.The~teGovernment,or anyoftieerauthorisedbyit in thisbehalf,may atanytimebyorderin writingdireetany:habitualoffenderwhomaybein, a ~settlementto be transf6rredto imothercorrectivesettlementortobe discltargedtherefrom; andaccordinglyhe shallbe 80transferredorJas thecase maybe,~.
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