Section 61: Grant or refusal of discharge

61. Grant or refusal of discharge (1) Where the Court hears an application for discharge, or conducts the examination of the bankrupt under section 58 (2), the Court may, having regard to all the circumstances of the case— (a) immediately discharge the bankrupt; (b) discharge the bankrupt on such conditions as it thinks appropriate; (c) discharge the bankrupt but suspend the order for a period; (d) discharge the bankrupt, with or without conditions, at a specified future date; or (e) refuse an order of discharge, in which case the Court may specify the earliest date when the bankrupt may apply again for discharge. (2) Where the Court discharges the bankrupt on the condition that the bankrupt consents to any judgment, and the bankrupt does consent, the Court may vary the judgment as it thinks appropriate.