https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173365 The power to suspend a conviction under Section 389(1) CrPC exists but is to be exercised only in very exceptional cases; mere pendency of an appeal does not justify it. Where a public servant stands convicted of corruption, public policy and public interest require that the disability flowing from the conviction ordinarily continues until the conviction is set aside, even if the sentence of imprisonment is suspended. Disciplinary consequences may also follow such conviction, and earlier authorities do not support automatic suspension of conviction in this context. The request for suspension of conviction was therefore rightly refused. en-us Thu, 02 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:47:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173365 The power to suspend a conviction under Section 389(1) CrPC exists but is to be exercised only in very exceptional cases; mere pendency of an appeal does not justify it. Where a public servant stands convicted of corruption, public policy and public interest require that the disability flowing from the conviction ordinarily continues until the conviction is set aside, even if the sentence of imprisonment is suspended. Disciplinary consequences may also follow such conviction, and earlier authorities do not support automatic suspension of conviction in this context. The request for suspension of conviction was therefore rightly refused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173365