The Madhya Pradesh Prisoners (Release on Probation) Act, 1954
The Madhya Pradesh Prisoners (Release on Probation) Act, 1954
The Madhya Pradesh Prisoners Release on Probation Act, 1954 empowers the state government to release well-behaved prisoners on licence before their sentences end. It applies to prisoners in Madhya Pradesh whose background and prison conduct show they are likely to abstain from crime and live peacefully. Released prisoners are placed under the supervision of a government officer, secular institution, or designated authority, with time served on probation counting toward their sentence. If a prisoner breaches conditions or escapes supervision, the licence may be revoked, resulting in re-arrest or additional punishment. This Act matters by encouraging prisoner reform and reintegration while maintaining public safety.
- 1. Title, extent and commencement
- 2. Power of Government to release by licence on conditions imposed by them
- 3. Period of release to be reckoned as imprisonment, or Computing period of sentence served
- 4. Power to revoke licence
- 5. Punishment for absconder who escape from supervision to be punishable
- 6. Power of Government to remit sentence
- 7. Power to make rules
- 8. Repeal
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