Lakhimpur Kheri Case: SC Cancels Ashish Mishra’s Bail, Directs him to Surrender in A Week

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Ashish Mishra at crime scene recreation in Lakhimpur.

The apex court set aside the bail order issued by the Allahabad High Court after family members of the farmers, mowed down by a car belonging to Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, had moved the top court challenging bail granted to him

NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted to the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra, Ashish Mishra, main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident, and directed him to surrender within a week.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli asked the Allahabad High Court to examine afresh whether Mishra should be granted bail or not.

The bench noted that the victims have been denied a chance of effective hearing and the high court overlooked relevant considerations. It further added that the tearing hurry shown by the high court merits the setting aside of bail order and remanded the matter back to high court for fresh consideration. The bench said the high court order cannot be sustained and is thus set aside.

Earlier, the apex court had objected to the high court order giving credence to “irrelevant” details in FIR and post-mortem reports to grant bail to Mishra.

On April 4, the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, where eight people lost their lives, was a grave offence, but no untoward incident happened after Ashish Mishra, prime accused in the case was granted bail, and he was also not a flight risk.

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing the family members of the victims, submitted that the high court failed to consider relevant facts, and the order suffered from gross non-application of mind by the high court. After hearing the detailed arguments in the matter, the top court reserved the order.

Mishra was arrested on October 9 last year in the case. On October 3, 2021, eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in clashes during a farmers’ protest. He was granted bail by the high court on February 10.

The family members of the farmers, mowed down by a car belonging to Mishra, in Lakhimpur Kheri had moved the top court challenging bail granted to him. He is the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra. The victims’ families have claimed that the state has not filed an appeal opposing bail granted to Mishra. — IANS

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