MP 1 APPA576_10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.576 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.334 OF 2010 IN ACB, SPECIAL CASE NO.55 OF 2004 Mr. Shyamkant Bhagoji Marchande ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondents Mr. M. G. Shukla i/b. Mr. Girish Kulkarni, Advocate for the Applicant. Smt.P. P. Shinde, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM : J. H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 18TH NOVEMBER 2011 P. C. : The applicant seeks suspension of the order of conviction and sentence pending his appeal. His appeal is admitted and he has been released on bail. The applicant was a head-clerk and was prosecuted and convicted for the offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The applicant seeks the order to be suspended only because he is likely to retire within a short time. This cannot be a ground to suspend or stay the order of conviction and sentence pending the appeal. 2. Therefore, the application stands rejected. 3. As the paper-book is ready, the appeal itself be listed for Final Hearing. (J. H. BHATIA, J)