Dubai: Prosecutors lost their appeal against a driver, who was jailed for three months for punching a supervisor who cursed him and his family.

The 33-year-old Pakistani driver was involved in a heated argument with the 48-year-old Indian supervisor before the driver hit the supervisor and injured his head in May 2015.

The fight took place at a labour accommodation before the security guard called in the police and informed them that the two men had exchanged blows.

In April, the Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the 33-year-old of assaulting the supervisor and causing him 25 per cent permanent disability.

Prosecutors appealed the three-imprisonment before the Appeal Court and sought to have the defendant’s punishment stiffened.

Presiding judge Eisa Al Sharif dismissed prosecutors’ appeal and upheld his three-month jail sentence.

Following the assault, the victim fell unconscious and was rushed to the hospital.

Medical reports confirmed that the 48-year-old Indian suffered a permanent disability due to his head injury.

The Pakistani defendant pleaded not guilty in court. He contended that he was defending himself in a fight with the victim and was trying to stop the supervisor from stealing his belongings from his car.

Prosecutors also charged the two suspects with exchanging curses. The Indian was solely charged with consuming alcohol.

The two suspects were tried before the Misdemeanours Court for cursing each other.

The accommodation’s Pakistani security guard testified that the fight happened around 12.15am.

“One of the workers told me that a fight had taken place between the two suspects. I went there to check what had happened. When I reached the residence’s entrance, I saw the 48-year-old cursing the driver’s mother and sister and he seemed too drunk. He was swaying left and right. When he cursed the 33-year-old, the latter punched him on his head … the supervisor fell to the ground. I called the police instantly and an ambulance also,” the guard said.

The appellate ruling remains subject to appeal before the Cassation Court within 28 days.