Case pending since 2005, Punjab and Haryana High Court ‘saves’ 2 ‘from stigma of jail life’

5 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 28, 2026 04:41 PM IST By placing an offender on probation, the court saves him from the stigma of jail life, the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed. (AI-generated Image)The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently allowed two convicts to be released on probation, taking into consideration the “agony” and “trauma” they suffered and observing that the case had been pending in high court since 2005 and no “useful” purpose would be served by sending them again to jail to serve the remaining sentence. Justice Manisha Batra observed that the sole intention of the legislature in passing probation laws was to provide a person a particular type of chance of reformation, which they would not get if they were sent to prison.Probation means the court has found a perso