The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of a jailed French woman facing extradition to Chile for her alleged role in the murder of a senator there in 1991. <br/><br/>The court observed that there is a valid and binding extradition treaty between India and Chile. A bench comprising justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana directed the trial court to proceed with extradition proceedings.<br/><br/>Besides seeking immediate release of Marie Emmanuelle Verhoeven, the plea had sought a direction to the External Affairs Ministry to quash the ongoing inquiry before the magisterial court. The plea had also sought quashing of the extradition request, made by the Government of Chile before the court here.<br/><br/>Verhoeven, arrested on 16th February last year from Uttar Pradesh on the basis of a red corner notice, is alleged to have participated in a conspiracy leading to the assassination of a Chilean Senator in 1991.