* 1 * FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE JUDICATURE OF HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 501 OF 2009 [ UMA SHANKAR SRIKRISHNA SINGH V/s. (1)THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (2) THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI ] _______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or Court’s or Judge’s orders directions and Registrar’s orders Mr.H.E.Mooman,adv.for applicant. Mr.J.P.Kharge,APP for State-respondent no.1. Mr.Sandeep Patil, adv.for BMC-respondent no.2 CORAM : SMT.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, J. DATED : 29TH AUGUST, 2009. P.C. : 1. By consent, the revision application is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2. Heard counsels for both sides. 3. The appellant has been convicted of the offence punishable under Section 52 read with Section 43 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 and sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of 6 months with fine of Rs. * 2 * 5,000/-. In default of payment of fine, he is to suffer simple imprisonment for 45 days. Mr.Mooman, submits that the applicant is not challenging his conviction but is limiting the application to reduction of sentence awarded. He submits that the applicant be shown mercy and is sentence be reduced to the period already undergone by him, that is of two months. 4. Considering the facts of the case, in my opinion, the sentence of simple imprisonment of three months would be more appropriate. Hence, the criminal revision application is partly allowed. The order of the trial court is modified by reducing the substantive sentence awarded to the applicant to three months. The sentence as as regards fine is undisturbed. The applicant to surrender on/or before 3rd September, 2009. [JUDGE] * 3 *