Criminal Procedure Code · s 262

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s 262

When a youthful offender is convicted before any criminal Court of an offence punishable by fine, imprisonment or both, and whether or not the law under which that conviction was made provides that fine, imprisonment or both shall be imposed upon the person so convicted, that court may instead of sentencing him to a fine, or to a sentence of imprisonment of any kind, deal with him as provided by the Children and

Young Persons Act (Chapter 2 19).

Offender may be dealt with as provided by Offenders (Probation and