The appeal filed by her is pending in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and number listed for hearing till date.
Distressed by such a situation allegedly prevailing in the High Court, we called for the report of the Registrar of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Jabalpur as to the position of the criminal appeals pending before the Division Bench and the possibility of this 1997 appeal to be heard in the near future.
At the time of preliminary hearing on 1.12.2000, the learned Senior Counsel Shri Anoop G. Chaudhary submitted that the position in the Madhya Pradesh High Court regarding criminal appeals pending before the Division Bench was that as on that day appeals of 1989 1990 have only been taken up.
Her prayer for grant of bail, pending disposal of the appeal, on the grounds of infirmity and old age has been rejected by the High Court vide the order impugned in this appeal.
The appeal filed by the appellant, being an appeal of 1997, there was numberreasonable chance for its being brought on Board.
LITTTTTTTJ For the murder of her daughter in law, Prem Bai, the appellant was tried with others and after the companyclusion of the trial, sentenced to imprisonment for life vide judgment of the companyrt dated 27th February, 1997.
SETHI,J. Leave granted.
