Section 7: Report of probation officer to be confidential.

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

The report of a probation officer referred to in sub-section (2) of section 4 or sub-section (2) of section 6 shall be treated as confidential:

Provided that the court may, if it so thinks fit, communicate the substance thereof to the offender and may give him an opportunity of producing such evidence as may be relevant to the matter stated in the report.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
Section	7
Marginal note	Report of probation officer to be confidential.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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