: (1) An offender sentenced to imprisonment for two years or less than two years, considering the offense committed by him, his age, conduct, the circumstances of the offense, the method adopted while committing the offense, should be kept in the correctional house instead of being sent to prison, if deemed appropriate by the probation officer. On recommendation, the court can send him to the house of correction.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), sub-section
of section 24 An offender who commits an offense mentioned in (3) shall not be sent to such reformatory.
(3) According to sub-section (1), when the offender is sent to the reformatory, the conditions to be followed by the probation and parole board shall also be specified.
(4) If the offender fulfills the terms of sub-section (3) and serves the period of imprisonment in the reform house, he shall be deemed to have served such period while in prison.
(5) Notwithstanding anything else written in this section, if the behavior of the offender in the correctional home does not improve or if he does not comply with the conditions as per sub-section (3) or if he commits any offense punishable by imprisonment during such period, he shall pay the full period of imprisonment in prison as per this section.