Benefit under Probation of Offenders Act Not Available to Convicts under Section 395 IPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the benefit of probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 cannot be granted to persons convicted for the offence of dacoity under Section 395 IPC, as the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life. The Court clarified that statutory probation is unavailable where the offence attracts death or life imprisonment. Bench and Nature of the Case The judgment was delivered by Justice…