In Brief
This case involved a criminal appeal by a man convicted of voluntarily causing hurt (section 325 IPC) in an incident that occurred over thirty years earlier. The High Court had refused him probation, reasoning that section 36 of the Criminal Procedure Code excluded probation for such offences. The Supreme Court held that section 360(10) of the CrPC does not exclude the application of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, which governs rehabilitation of youthful offenders. Since the appellant had not committed any offence in over thirty years, he was entitled to probation. The Court ordered his release on probation for one year with a bond."
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