Law: Sindh Arms Act, 2013

Section: 23(i)(a)

(a) Probation of Offenders Ordinance (XLV of 1960)-- ---.----S. 5---.---Sindh Arms Act (V of 2013), S. 23(i)(a)---.---Reformation and rehabilitation of first offender---.---Scope---.---Provision of Probation of Offenders Ordinance, 1960 was a reformative measure and its object was to reclaim amateur offender who is spared the indignity of incarceration could be usefully rehabilitated in the society---.---Accused, in the present case, was an amateur and a novice offender therefore it would be beneficial for him and the society alike to place him on probation---.---Accused was given under the supervision of Probation Officer for one year while maintaining his sentence---.---Accused being a Muslim, he would perform the community service by participating in arrangements of Jumma prayer in a Jamia Masjid close to his residence of workplace---.---Appeal was disposed of accordingly. (b) Probation of Offenders Ordinance (XLV of 1960)-- ---.----Preamble---.---Object of the Ordinance---.---High Court observed that Probation System was usually considered as a boon for some of the selected offenders but it was more than such limited scope; that the System would provide means of rehabilitation without the necessity of breaking up the offender's normal life and removing him from the natural surroundings of his home; that such System could be used as a tool to raise the status of a convicted offender by making him a useful member of the society and that institution of probation could be used for recompensing the society if it was integrated with community services for the benefit of the society. Ghulam Dastagir and 3 others v. The State PLD 2014 Bal. 100 rel. THIS JUDGMENT DELIVERED BY: FAHIM AHMED SIDDIQUI, JUSTICE:---.--- The appellant, through the instant criminal appeal assailed the judgment dated 31.03.2017 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Shikarpur (hereinafter. referred to as "the impugned judgment"). Through the impugned judgment the learned trial Court convicted the appellant to undergo imprisonment for a period of one year and pay fine of Rs.50000/- and in case of default, he has to undergo simple imprisonment for three months in addition to the…

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