Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC to hear Ashish Mishra's bail cancellation plea on March 16
New Delhi, March 15: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on March 16 the plea seeking to cancel bail to Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra, who is an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana listed the matter to be heard on Wednesday saying that it will constitute the same bench tomorrow, who was earlier dealing with issues arising out of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.
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Meanwhile, advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner, said that soon one of the prime protected witnesses was brutally attacked, a few days after the bail was granted to Ashish Mishra and the alleged attackers also said that now BJP has won the election they will take care of him.
Family members of the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident have moved the Supreme Court challenging Allahabad High Court order, which granted bail to Ashish Mishra.
In the Special Leave Petition, family members of the deceased have challenged the Allahabad High Court order dated February 10, 2022, wherein Ashish Mishra has granted regular bail.
The petitioner said that Allahabad HC's order is unsustainable in law. They also said that they have approached the Apex Court as the State of Uttar Pradesh has failed to prefer any appeal against the impugned order.
"The lack of any discussion in the High Court's order as regards the settled principles for grant of bail is on account of lack of any substantive submissions to this effect by the State as the accused wields substantial influence over the State government as his father is a Union Minister from the same political party that rules the State," read the petition.
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