Probation of Offenders Ordinance, 1960
This is an Ordinance to provide for the release an offender on probation in certain cases. The law extended to the whole of Pakistan; and was notified to come into force effective on July 1, 1961 for the Province of West Pakistan. The law was the first of its kind in Pakistan, and is still in force. It provides for two kinds of relief for the offenders which covers juveniles as well. In the first instance, the offender could be conditionally discharged or alternatively, he or she could be released on probation.
