The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the release of an offender on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, does not obliterate the stigma of conviction. The Apex Court held that while probation substitutes the sentence, the conviction and the finding of guilt remain untouched, allowing departments to take disciplinary action for
Release on Probation Under Offenders Act Does Not Obliterate Stigma of Conviction: Supreme Court
