ORDER Leave granted. 2. This appeal survives only in respect of appellant No. 3, Mani Singh. In respect of other convicted persons, we dismissed the special leave petition. 3. Regarding appellant, Mani Singh, it was submitted that he is now a Government servant and, therefore, the conviction would visit him with serious consequences including dismissal from service. He is convicted alongwith others under Sections 379 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act. The sentence imposed on the convicted persons included imprisonment upto one year. 4. We examined the possibility of affording the appellant the benefit of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. Accordingly, we called for a Report from the Probation Officer concerned. Mr. B.B. Singh, learned counsel for the State of Bihar submitted the report of the Probation Officer in sealed cover. We perused the said Report. The Probation Officer recommended that the appellant can be released under the said Act with conditions and subject to the supervision of the Probation Officer. We, therefore, release appellant No. 3 under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act on the following condition. (1) He shall execute a bond for good behaviour with two solvent sureties in a sum of Rs. 20,000/- and the bond shall be executed before the trial court within one month from today. (2) The said bond shall be in force for a period of three years. (3) He shall be subject to the supervision of the Probation Officer and subject to the conditions laid down in Forms D and E of Bihar Probation of Offenders Act, 1959. 5. This appeal is disposed of in the above terms. Appeal disposed of. **************** Parallel Citations of other Journals : Mani Singh v. State of Bihar, 2001(6) Supreme 76 : 2001 (5) JT 240 : 2001 (3) All. Crl. L.R. 498 : 2001 (3) Crimes 383 00024