Section 401(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 permits the release on probation of good…

Under section 401(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly s.360 CrPC), a person not under twenty-one years of age may be released on probation of good conduct only if convicted of an offence punishable with fine only or with imprisonment for seven years or less, whereas a person under "21 years" of age, or any woman, may be so released when convicted of any offence not punishable with death or imprisonment for life; in either case no previous conviction must be proved. The offender is released on a bond or bail bond to appear and receive sentence when called upon during a period not exceeding three years, and in the meantime to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. "18 years", "14 years" and "25 years" are not the age specified in the section.