ORDER

Leave granted.

2. The appellant now stands convicted under section 324 of Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo R.I. for two years. Mr. K.B. Sinha, the learned senior counsel made an unsuccessful plea for acquittal on the ground that the alleged attack made to PW-3 did not result in any injury on that victim. This argument was made on the premises that no injury report has been produced. We asked the learned counsel for the State of Bihar whether there is any injury report for the Court to satisfy that the blow dealt with by the appellant had resulted in any injury to PW-3. He also fairly conceded that no medical report as such has been produced, but PW-3 himself said that he sustained injuries. As this is a finding on facts by the High Court, we decline to interfere with such finding.

3. Mr. K.B. Sinha, the learned senior counsel made an alternative plea that the ­appellant being an employee of Canara Bank and his son is handicapped (as could be seen from the certificate produced), he may be dealt with under the Probation of Offenders Act. He submitted that such a merciful consideration would help him to continue in service in the Canara Bank by virtue of section 12 of