Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Revision No.792 of 2010 ====================================================== Santosh Paswan @ Santosh Kumar Paswan S/O Late Brahmdeo Paswan R/O Larkania Tola, P.S.- Katihar, Distt.- Katihar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raghvendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opp. Party/s : Mr. Ram Chandra Sahni, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2012 The petitioner, being aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 12th March, 2010 passed in Sessions Trial No. 401 of 2001 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge F.T.C.III, Katihar, though acquitting him of the charges under [STATUTE] , but convicting him for the charge under [STATUTE] , has preferred the present revision application under sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, questioning the correctness, legality and propriety of the impugned judgment. Admittedly, in view of conviction of the petitioner under [STATUTE] only, he has been released by the learned trial court after due admonition in exercise of the powers under section 3 of the Probation of Offenders Act, Patna High Court CR. REV. No.792 of 2010 (2) dt.03-07-2012 2/2 1958. Obviously, now the petitioner is not required to serve out the sentence in prison. No case for interference is made out. The application stands dismissed. RPS/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 323

Statute Text:
Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.