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Under section 6 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, before sentencing the offender to…

Section 6(1) requires the court to have regard to the circumstances of the case, including the nature of the offence and the character of the offender, before imprisoning…

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Under section 6 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, before sentencing the offender to imprisonment, the court must consider:

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Section 6(1) requires the court to have regard to the circumstances of the case, including the nature of the offence and the character of the offender, before imprisoning him, not to witness statements or a police report alone.

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