OPO Rules 15

Section 15 · Duties in relation to Court

(1)

The Probation Officer may move the Court before which the probationer is bound, to vary the conditions of the bond by way of tightening of relaxing them as may be required by the conduct of the probationer.

(2)

If the Probation Officer considers that the probationer has made sufficient progress and further supervision is not necessary, he shall make an application to the Court for discharging the bond under Section 8(3) of the Act.

(3)

A Probation Officer shall report on the conduct and mode of life a probationer and generally on his progress to the Court before which the probationer is bound by his bond, in accordance with any direction given by the Court Reports shall be made, unless otherwise directed by the Court, once in every month in Form IV and they shall be marked secret and addressed to the Presiding Officer of the Court by name. They shall not be read in open Court nor published.

(4)

If a probationer fails to observe any of the conditions of the bond or behaves in a manner indicating that he is not likely to fulfil the purpose of the supervision order, the Probation Officer shall report the matter to the Court before which the probationer is bound by his bond, for action as may be considered necessary.

(5)

The Probation Officer shall consult the District Probation Officer with regard to appeal or revision under Section 11 of the Act.

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