Today, the Supreme Court granted bail to Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence that resulted in eight deaths.

His movement has been restricted to Delhi or Lucknow. Earlier, on January 25, 2023, the Supreme Court had issued interim bail to Mishra in this “unfortunate and ghastly incident.”

Additionally, a bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan also approved bail for the farmers involved in the case and instructed the trial court to expedite the proceedings.

“Taking into consideration all the attending circumstances, the interim order is made absolute …We are informed that out of 117 witnesses, seven have been examined so far. In our view the trial proceedings need to be expedited.

“We direct the trial court to fix the schedule, keeping in view the other time-bound or urgent matters that are pending but prioritising the pending subject,” the bench said.