MP 1 APPA558_11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.558 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.103 OF 2011 IN ACB SPECIAL CASE NO.93 OF 2004 Mr. Pradeep Purushottam Pimperkhede ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr.Girish Kulkarni i/b. Mr.M.G.Shukla, Advocate for the Applicant/Appellant. Smt.P.P. Shinde, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM : J. H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 P. C. : The applicant, who was the Assistant Public Prosecutor, was convicted for the offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and was sentenced to imprisonment. The appeal has been admitted and he is on bail. By this application, he seeks stay or suspension of the impugned order of conviction and sentence on the ground that he is likely to retire within a short period and the pending conviction may create difficulties in getting pension and other benefits. This cannot be a ground for stay or suspension of the conviction order. It is settled position of law that the order of conviction in corruption cases should not be stayed. 2. Therefore, the application stands rejected. As R&P and paper-book are received, the appeal itself may be expedited and placed on Board for Final Hearing and disposal. (J. H. BHATIA, J)