Report Sought On Legal Aid Given To Undertrial Prisoners And Convicts For Bail, Appeals & Revisions: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a significant order dated April 28, 2025, raised serious concerns over the working of the legal aid system in the state, after a convict, Mohd. Aslam, sought condonation of a delay of 850 days in filing an appeal against his conviction in a murder case. The Division Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Devnarayan Mishra, while allowing the delay, termed the case a…