Reviewed case brief
Isher Das v. State of Punjab
AIR 1972 SC 1295
The decision enforcing S.6 POA as a near-mandatory obligation to consider probation for offenders under 21 before imposing imprisonment.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1972
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
S.6 POA mandates that no person under 21 shall be imprisoned without first considering probation. Court must call for probation officer's report and record reasons before sentencing under-21 offender.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
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