-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1463 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 565 OF 2007 Mohd. Idris Farooq Khan .. Applicant/Appellant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. --- Throgh Jail. Mr. Y.M.Nakhawa APP for the State. --- CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 20th JANUARY, 2009. DATED : 20th JANUARY, 2009. DATED : 20th JANUARY, 2009. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . By this application, filed by the applicant- accused through jail, the applicant pressed for reduction of his substantive sentence to 5 years or the period he has undergone in prison custody. The applicant has filed Cri. Appeal No. 565/ 2007 through Advocate. The said appeal is already admitted by this court on 6th of August, 2007. The appellant is convicted for the offence under section 397 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 7 years. 2. Since the appeal is pending for final hearing and -: 2 :- disposal, this application cannot be granted and the same is rejected. However, liberty is granted to the applicant to file application for early date of hearing of the appeal. (R.V.MORE,J.)