Action under Section 9 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 may be taken when the court has reason…
Section 9(1) applies where the court "has reason to believe, on the report of a probation officer or otherwise, that the offender has failed to observe any of the conditions…
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Action under Section 9 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 may be taken when the court has reason to believe that:
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Section 9(1) applies where the court "has reason to believe, on the report of a probation officer or otherwise, that the offender has failed to observe any of the conditions of the bond". The test is breach of the bond's conditions; unpaid compensation or costs are recovered as a fine under section 5(2).