IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.621 of 2011 1. Kedar Jha son of Maheshwar Jha. 2. Manoj Jha son of late Prem Chandra Jha 3. Prakash Jha son of late Prem Chandra Jha 4. Sneh Chandra Jha son of late Ganesh Jha 5. Shambhu Jha son of late Bauajee Jha 6. Bambhola Jha, son of Late Kamla Kant Jha 7. Kameshwar Jha son of Late Kari Jha 8. Chalitar Thakur son of late Sukhdeo Thakur All residents of vill-Balha P.s. Raj Nagar, Dist. Madhubani. ---- Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Hem Nath Jha, son of late Shulpani Jha, R/o vill-Balha, P.S.Rajnagar, Dist. Madhubani. ---Opp.Parties. ----------- 02 23.05.2011 Heard. The present matter has been listed under the heading for orders „On Petition‟ for consideration of limitation petition (I.A. No. 1265 of 2011). This Court permitted the petitioners to make submissions on merit of the case. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 19.08.2010 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court no. IV, Madhubani in Cr. Appeal no. 45 of 2007 whereby the petitioners were allowed to be released under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act ( for short „the Act‟). Section 12 of the Act reads as under:- “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:” 2 In that view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the order impugned. Since I have considered the case on merit, the issue of limitation pales into insignificance. The application stands disposed of. Sym (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)