18. Whenever a Primary Court holds that the charge is proved but is of opinion that having regard to the character, antecedents, age, health or mental condition of the person charged or the extenuating circumstances under which the offence was committed, it is inexpedient to inflict any punishment or any other than a nominal punishment or that it is expedient to discharge the offender conditionally as hereinafter provided, the court may without proceeding; to conviction-
| (a) order such offender to be discharged after such admonition as to the court shall seem fit; |
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| (b) order such offender to pay State costs not exceeding fifty rupees ; |
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| (c) order compensation under section 16; |
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| (d) discharge the offender conditionally on his entering into a recognizance with or without sureties to be of good behaviour, and to appear for conviction and sentence when called on at any time during such period, not exceeding eighteen months, as may be specified in such order ; |
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| (e) deal with the offender under the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Ordinance. |
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