Section 5. Power of court to make order for detention.

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    "act_title": "THE ASSAM BORSTAL INSTITUTION ACT, 1968",
    "act_slug": "assam-borstal-institution-act-1968",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "5",
        "title": "Section 5. Power of court to make order for detention.",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "5. (1) When an adolescent offender is convicted for failing to obey an order made by the High Court, a court of Session or a court of Magistrate of the first class to give security under section 106 or section 118 or section 126A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, or when such offender is convicted by such court for any offence not punishable with death or imprisonment for life and when the court convicting such offender has not passed any order under any of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, may in lieu of passing a sentence of imprisonment make an order for the detention of the adolescent offender in Borstal Institution for a term which shall not be less than two years and more than five years, when the order is made by such Court other than a Magistrate, and shall not be less than two years and more than three years when the order is made by such Magistrate.",
        "footnote": "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Act V of 1898. Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — Act XX of 1958.",
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        "sort_order": 180
    },
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