Section 15 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 deems probation officers to be public servants…
Section 15 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 says every probation officer and every other officer appointed under the Act shall be deemed to be public servants within…
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Section 15 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 deems probation officers to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of which statute?
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Section 15 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 says every probation officer and every other officer appointed under the Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (now section 2(28) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023). It does not refer to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Civil Procedure Code or the Indian Evidence Act.