- 1 - IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION FARAD FARAD FARAD CONTINUNATION SHEET CONTINUNATION SHEET CONTINUNATION SHEET CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.949 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO.949 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO.949 OF 2006 IN IN IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.604 OF 2006 APPEAL NO.604 OF 2006 APPEAL NO.604 OF 2006 Ashok Chhabildas Purvant ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra & another ...Respondents Mr.V.N.Shingapurkar for the Applicant Mr.A.S.Shitole A.P.P. for State Mr.Ejaz Khan, Special P.P. for R. No.2 CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. DATE DATE DATE : OCTOBER 6,2006. : OCTOBER 6,2006. : OCTOBER 6,2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Advocates appearing for the parties. By this Application under section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the prayer is for suspension of conviction of the Applicant for the offence punishable under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 2. The learned Advocate for the Applicant submitted that the present age of the Applicant is 57 years and he has unblemished service record. He submitted that the applicant has been acquitted for the offence under section 13(1) (d) of the said Act of 1988. 3. In view of the decision of the Apex court in case of K.C.Sareen Vs. C.B.I., Chandigarh (2001) Cr.L.J. page 4234), no case is made out for grant of suspension of conviction as such order can be passed only in exceptional cases. Application is rejected. - 2 - JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE