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Supreme Court stays Manikrao Kokate's conviction, but makes it clear he cannot join government

The Supreme Court has stayed the conviction of NCP leader Manikrao Kokate in a 1995 cheating and forgery case. This relief prevents his disqualification from the Maharashtra assembly. While the conviction is stayed regarding his assembly membership, Kokate is barred from holding any office of profit. The court will examine the conviction's merits.