As per case facts, the Applicant was convicted under Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for cheating various persons by collecting money under the false ... pretext of providing jobs or college admissions, where the college itself was not in existence. This conviction was upheld by the Additional Sessions Judge. The Applicant filed a Revision Application before the High Court challenging the conviction and seeking the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. The question arose whether the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, should be extended to the applicant given the nature of the offense and circumstances. Finally, the High Court found a dishonest intention from the inception. Considering the serious nature of the offense involving systematic cheating of unemployed youth and students through unlawful contracts, the Court determined that it was not expedient or suitable in the interest of justice to grant probation. Therefore, the Revision Application was dismissed, affirming the conviction and sentence.