The Supreme Court of India has held that the benefit of Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (1958 Act) is available to offenders who have been sentenced only with a fine and not a term of imprisonment. A Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the sentencing
Probation of Offenders Act Benefit Extends to Sentences Involving Only Fine; Supreme Court Grants Relief to Convicts
