While the introduction of community service in the penal law provisions is a welcome change, the absence of guidelines may lead to experimentation by judges Community service is increasingly being ...

The introduction of community service as a punitive measure for petty offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which has replaced the Indian Penal Code, has been welcomed by several lawyers, ...

Community service is increasingly being used as an alternative to imprisonment in many jurisdictions across the world. The emphasis is on doing community service under the supervision of a probation ...