Anupam – Appellant
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State of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER :
1. In the wake of instant surge in COVID – 19 cases and spread of its highly infectious Omicron variant, abundant caution is being maintained, while hearing the matters in the Court, for the safety of all concerned.
2. This Revision Petition has been preferred under Section 397/401 Cr.P.C. praying for the following reliefs :-
3. The matter pertains to an incident that occurred in the year 1996 and the present revision petition has been pending since 2000.
4. This Criminal Revision Petition has been preferred against the impugned judgment dated 18.04.2000 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, No.3, Udaipur whereby the judgment dated 14.10.1999 passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, No.1 Udaipur in Criminal Original Case No.679/99 convicting the revisionist-petitioner under Sections
The central legal point established in the judgment is the entitlement of a person below 21 years and without previous criminal antecedents to the benefit under the Probation of Offenders Act.
The court held that the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 applies to offenders above 21 years, emphasizing rehabilitation over punishment.
The court emphasized the reformative purpose of the Probation of Offenders Act, favoring rehabilitation for offenders without prior convictions.
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