JUDGMENT - SHARAD MANOHAR, J.:---The petitioner before me was the accused in the courts below against whom an allegation was made that he was carrying on money lending business in the village Ambet without the requisite licence in that behalf under the Bombay Money Lenders Act.

2. The complaint against him was that between 24th June, 1974 and 4th November, 1975, he was found carrying on business of money lending without licence at village Ambet and had thereby committed offences under section 5 read with section 34 of the Money Lenders Act. Both the courts have found him guilty of the offence alleged against him and hence the present revision application was filed by the original accused.

3. Very briefly stated the prosecution case was as follows :---

P.W. 1, Abdul Shankar Hussein Miya Dhoken, made a complaint at the Police Station that the accused used to go to the village Ambet for business of money lending. His grievance was that during the period from 1964 to 1974 his wife had pledged her ornaments with the accused and had received loan from him; that the accused used to charge interest at the rate of 3% per month; that on 25th May, 1974, the witness paid a sum of Rs. 3200/- to t

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