ASHUTOSH KUMAR MANOJ @ CHHOTE LAL vs STATE OF BIHAR — Crl.A. No. 856/2001

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 856/2001 On 24 August 2001, the Supreme Court heard Ashutosh Kumar Manoj's appeal against his conviction under Section 324 IPC (two-year RI sentence) for an alleged attack on PW-3. The Court rejected the plea for acquittal, finding the High Court's factual finding that injury occurred was conclusive despite lack of medical documentation. However, accepting the alternative plea considering the appellant's status as a Canara Bank employee with a handicapped son, the Court confirmed conviction but released him under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, requiring execution of a Rs.1,000 bond with two sureties for three years' good behaviour to protect his employment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.