..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.6940 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.6940 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.6940 OF 2005 Mohd. Yakub Babu Ajim Shah ...Applicant. Versus Versus Versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. .... Smt.U.V.Kejariwal, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : APRIL 13, 2006. DATED : APRIL 13, 2006. DATED : APRIL 13, 2006. P.C.: . The applicant has preferred this application through jail for reducing the fine amount imposed in the cases in which he has been convicted. The applicant is convicted in 37 cases by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 40th Court, Girgaon, Mumbai. 2. All the 37 cases i.e. C.C.No.1/P/98 to 37/P/98 are under Section 379 of IPC. 3. It is the case of the applicant that he is from a very poor background, there is no other ..(2).. earning member in his family and it is not possible for him to collect such a huge amount. 4. Looking to this fact and other details mentioned in his application, the fine amount of Rs.1000/- in each of the 37 cases is reduced to Rs.500/- in each of the 37 cases. Thus, instead of Rs.37000/-, now the applicant would have to pay Rs.18500/- towards fine. However, it is made clear that the in default sentence is maintained. 5. The application is allowed in above terms. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)