Circular of the Department of Internal Security dated 5th December, 1963 on section 7 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 [C10-C3T]

F. No. 30/24/1963-DEPA

Government of India

Ministry of Home Affairs

Department of Internal Security

New Delhi, dated the 5th December, 1963

To

All officers in charge of a police station and States Government

Subject: Section 7 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (20 of 1958), the conduct of a place of public resort, regarding.

1. References have been received in the Department of Internal Security seeking clarification on the manner in which section 7 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (20 of 1958) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) is to be applied to keepers of a place of public resort who undertake the conduct of a place of public resort at more than one place.

2. The matter has been examined. Section 7 of the Act requires every keeper of a place of public resort to make an application to the District Magistrate within the period stated in that section.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the conduct of a place of public resort is undertaken, and the District Magistrate shall process each application in accordance with section 7 of the Act and the rules made thereunder.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this circular may be brought to the notice of the Department of Internal Security.

(Under Secretary to the Government of India)