Probation of Offenders Act, 1958

Act No. 20 of 1958 In force from 16-05-1958 Ministry of Home Affairs 19 sections

An Act to provide for the release of offenders on probation or after due admonition and for matters connected therewith.

64 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar & Anr.
  2025 INSC 115825 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  The present appeal has been filed challenging the ex-parte judgment and order dated 16.04.2009 passed by the High Court acquitting the respondent no.1-accused u/s.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and reversing the…

• Nagarajan & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu
  2025 INSC 70314 May 2025Partly allowed

  Whether the benefit of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be granted to the appellants; if the answer to the aforesaid issue is in the negative, can the reduced sentence that the Food Safety and Standards…

• Chellammal and Another v. State Represented by the Inspector of Police
  2025 INSC 54022 April 2025Disposed of

  Whether the appellants could be granted the benefit of probation either u/s.360(1) of CrPC or u/s.4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958; whether the High Court was justified in not extending the benefit of probation to the…

• Sanjay Colaro v. State of Karnataka
  2025 INSC 68621 April 2025Disposed of

  Matter pertains to the extension of benefit under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 to the appellant for causing a road accident, resulting in the death of the pedestrian.

• Sunita Devi v. The State of Bihar & Anr.
  2024 INSC 44817 May 2024Dismissed

  Need for a comprehensive sentencing policy. Trial against the accused under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 was conducted by the judicial officer in utmost haste and the accused was denied due opportunity to…

• Som Dutt & Ors. v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
  2022 INSC 3854 April 2022Partly allowed
• Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited and Another v. Anil Kanwariya
  2021 INSC 49017 September 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Lakhvir Singh Etc v. The State of Punjab & Anr.
  2021 INSC 3019 January 2021Disposed of
• Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2020 INSC 62029 October 2020Directions issued
• State of Madhya Pradesh v. Man Singh
  2019 INSC 12014 November 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2016 INSC 114015 December 2016Disposed of
• Mohd. Hashim v. State of UP & Ors.
  2016 INSC 106628 November 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Rajasthan v. Sri Chand
  2015 INSC 39711 May 2015Partly allowed
• State Through C.B.I., Anti Corruption Branch, Chandigarh v. Sanjiv Bhalla & Anr.
  2014 INSC 9804 July 2014Dismissed
• Nanak Ram v. State of Rajasthan
  2014 INSC 14226 February 2014Disposed of
• Birju v. State of M.P.
  2014 INSC 9814 February 2014Disposed of
• Ajahar Ali v. State of West Bengal
  2013 INSC 6764 October 2013Dismissed
• Girraj Prasad Meena v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
  2013 INSC 66130 September 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Sanjay Dutt (A-117) v. The State of Maharashtra, Through CBI (Stf), Bombay
  2013 INSC 18221 March 2013Dismissed
• Gita Ram & Anr. v. State of H.P.
  2013 INSC 701 February 2013Dismissed
• Shyam Lal Verma v. Central Bureau of Investigation
  2013 INSC 4521 January 2013Dismissed
• Sunil Kumar v. State of Haryana
  2012 INSC 15027 March 2012Dismissed
• State of Punjab v. Balwinder Singh and Ors.
  2012 INSC 96 January 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Sushil Kumar Singhal v. The Regional Manager, Punjab National Bank
  2010 INSC 49310 August 2010Dismissed
• Md. Monir Alam v. State of Bihar
  2009 INSC 125019 November 2009Dismissed
• Chand Gupta and Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh
  2009 INSC 7598 May 2009Dismissed
• Bala Baine Linga Raju v. State of A.P.
  2009 INSC 6915 May 2009Disposed of
• M/S Precious Oil Corporation and Ors v. State of Assam
  2009 INSC 1025 February 2009Dismissed
• State of Punjab v. Prem Sagar & Ors.
  2008 INSC 65813 May 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• Paul George v. State of N.C.T. of Delhi
  2008 INSC 37314 March 2008Disposed of
• Sudesh Kumar v. State of Uttarakhand
  2008 INSC 11329 January 2008Dismissed
• Gulzar v. State of M.P.
  2007 INSC 74 January 2007Partly allowed
• The State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Pudukottai, Tamilnadu v. A. Parthiban
  2006 INSC 6859 October 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Daljit Singh and Ors. v. State of Punjab Through Secretary Home Affairs
  2006 INSC 47427 July 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Chani v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
  2006 INSC 4026 July 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• M.C.D. v. State of Delhi and Anr.
  2005 INSC 23929 April 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• Prithvi Raj and Ors. v. Kamlesh Kumar and Anr.
  2004 INSC 53420 September 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Rajasthan v. Bhanwar Singh
  2004 INSC 52114 September 2004Dismissed
• State Through S.P., New Delhi v. Ratan Lal Arora
  2004 INSC 31026 April 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• N. Bhargavan Pillai (Dead) by Lrs. and Anr. v. State of Kerala
  2004 INSC 29320 April 2004Dismissed