Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsEffect of probation order
| 257. Where a probation order is made in respect of any person upon his conviction of any offence, such conviction shall be disregarded for any purpose whatsoever other than for the purpose of the proceedings in which the probation order is made or for any subsequent proceedings which may be taken against the offender in respect of such probation order:Provided that if the offender is subsequently sentenced for the original offence, this section shall cease to apply, and he shall be deemed for the purpose of any written law to have been convicted on the date of the sentence, and be liable to any disqualification or disability imposed upon convicted persons in respect of an offence committed after previous conviction. |