The Telangana Probation of Offenders Act, 1936
The Telangana Probation of Offenders Act, 1936
The Telangana Probation of Offenders Act, 1936 provides alternative sentencing options for first-time or minor offenders in Telangana instead of immediate imprisonment. It applies to individuals convicted of petty crimes or less severe offences who have no prior criminal record, with special considerations for young offenders and women. Under this law, courts can release qualifying individuals after a formal warning or place them on probation of good conduct under the supervision of designated probation officers. This law is important because it focuses on rehabilitation over punishment, helping reform minor offenders within their communities while protecting them from the stigma and exposure of prison life.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Interpretation
- 3. Power of court to release certain offenders after admonition
- 4. Power of court to release certain offenders on probation of good conduct
- 5. Procedure in cases submitted by Magistrates not empowered to act under sections 3 and 4
- 6. Powers of Appellate Courts
- 7. Procedure in case of offender failing to observe conditions of release
- 8. Provision as to bonds
- 9. Appointment of Probation officers
- 10. Duties of probation officers
- 11. Variation of conditions of probation and discharge of bonds executed by offender
- 12. Effect of variation of bond on sureties
- 12A. Removal of disqualification attaching to conviction for offences
- 13. Power of State Government to make rules
- 14. Saving of the operation of certain enactments
- 15. Saving of the jurisdiction of the High Court
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