(1.) (On behalf of Bhawani Singh, J. and himself).
(2.) The question as framed per se indicates that the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') apply to the entire area comprised in the State of Himachal Pradesh. This is not disputed.
(3.) That the analogous provisions pertaining to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition contained in S.562 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (for short, 'the 1898 Code') stood superseded by those contained in the Act is also beyond the pale of controversy. This conclusion flows from the bare language of S.19 of the Act. It reads :