ORDER :

The petitioner was the second accused in the case C.C.No.10/2014 on the file of the Court of the Special Judge (SPE/CBI)-III, Ernakulam.

2. The trial court convicted the petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short 'the PC Act') and also under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 8 of the PC Act.

3. The petitioner has filed the appeal (Crl.A.No.309/2018) challenging the order of conviction entered against and the sentence imposed on her by the trial court. The sentence imposed on her by the trial court was suspended by this Court as per the order dated 02.03.2018.

4. The present application is filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'the Code') for suspension of the order of conviction passed against her by the trial court.

5. The petitioner was a person employed as Airline Attendant in the Air India Express. The prosecution case is that, she entered into a criminal conspiracy with the first and the third accused for collecting illegal gratification from candidates for appointment to the post of Airline Attendant and pursuant to such conspiracy, m