Section 2: Definitions.

The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958Central Act · Act 20 of 1958

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898);

(b) "probation officer" means an officer appointed to be a probation officer or recognised as such under section 13;

(d) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Code.

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Act	The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
Section	2
Marginal note	Definitions.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	1

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

other. . Now see Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

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