Reviewed case brief
Rattan Lal v. State of Punjab
AIR 1965 SC 444
The authority establishing that consideration of the Probation of Offenders Act is mandatory before sentencing; failure to consider is an error of law.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1965
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Court must consider the Probation of Offenders Act before imposing imprisonment. Failure to consider is an error of law. The younger the offender and less serious the offence, the stronger the case for probation.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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