Supreme Court of India
Lok Prahari, through its General Secretary S.N. Shukla v. Election Commission of India & Ors.
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Representation of the People Act, 1951 – s.8 – Disqualification u/s.8 on conviction for certain offences – Stay of conviction by the Appellate Court – Effect of – Held: Upon the stay of a conviction u/s. 389 of Cr.P. ., the disqualification u/s.8 will not operate – The Appellate Court has power, in an appropriate case, to stay the conviction u/s.389 of Cr.P. . besides suspending the sentence – The power to stay conviction is by way of an exception – Before, it is exercised, the Appellate Court must be made aware of the consequence which will ensue if the conviction were not to be stayed…
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