The Supreme Court has directed to list before the appropriate bench to hear Ashish Mishra’s bail plea in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
A bench of justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna said: list before a bench that has earlier considered this issue elaborately and the file to be placed before CJI in this regard.
In connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence, Allahabad High Court had earlier denied bail to Ashish Mishra. Subsequently Mishra filed a plea challenging the order in Supreme Court. On July 26, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to Ashish Mishra as it was rejected by this court’s Lucknow bench. The said order was then challenged by Ashish Mishra in the Supreme Court through the advocate on record T. Mahipal.
It is to be mentioned that eight people including four farmers died in the violent Lakhimpur Kheri case where the accused and his car were present. Since then Ashish Mishra is facing murder charges. As per the reports, he had allegedly run over the farmers who were protesting against the three farm Laws passed by the Centre. Mishra was arrested on October 9 and was granted bail in February this year. Mishra, then moved High Court as the Court’s earlier order was set aside by the Supreme Court in April 2022 and had ordered fresh consideration of his bail plea.
The Supreme Court has earlier quashed the Allahabad High Court order and remitted the matter back to the High Court. The court further ordered Ashish Mishra to surrender within a week.