https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463099 Suspension of conviction under Section 389(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code is exceptional and requires a specific request, recorded reasons, and proof of grave, irreversible prejudice if relief is denied. In this SC commentary, the statutory disqualification triggered by conviction under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 was treated as sufficient to justify partial suspension because it would have prevented the appellant from functioning as a and contesting elections pending appeal. Moral turpitude, by itself, was not accepted as a standalone ground to refuse relief. The conviction was kept in abeyance only to neutralise the disqualification during the appeal. en-us Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:23:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463099 Suspension of conviction under Section 389(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code is exceptional and requires a specific request, recorded reasons, and proof of grave, irreversible prejudice if relief is denied. In this SC commentary, the statutory disqualification triggered by conviction under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 was treated as sufficient to justify partial suspension because it would have prevented the appellant from functioning as a and contesting elections pending appeal. Moral turpitude, by itself, was not accepted as a standalone ground to refuse relief. The conviction was kept in abeyance only to neutralise the disqualification during the appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463099