IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.745 of 2009 1. DHIRAJ PANDEY 2. MAHRAJ PANDEY 3. RAJA PANDEY 4. AWADHESH PANDEY 5. SACHIDANAND PANDEY …PETITIONERS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 02. 25.01.2011 Heard both sides. By the impugned order dated 17.01.2009, passed on Cr. Appeal No.3/06/14/07, learned appellate court has refused to interfere with the order of the trial court by which after having found guilty under diverse sections of the Penal Code, the petitioners were directed to be released in terms of section 3 of the Probation of Offenders Act. Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act reads as under: “Section 12. Removal of disqualification attaching to conviction.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, a person found guilty of an offence and dealt with under the provisions of section 3 or section 4 shall not suffer disqualification, if any, attaching to a conviction of an offence under such law: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a person who, after his release under section 4, is subsequently sentenced for the original offence. In that view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the order of the appellate court. The application is accordingly dismissed. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )