Lucknow: The Supreme Court has heard the petition in opposition to the bail of the son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, accused within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The Supreme Court has issued a discover to the state authorities asking why the bail of accused Ashish Mishra Monu shouldn’t be terminated. The court docket has additionally issued directions to make sure the security of the witnesses.
Against the bail plea of Ashish Mishra, the counsel for the petitioners, Prashant Bhushan, mentioned that the order of the High Court was mistaken in view of the seriousness of the form of offense that had been dedicated. Along with this, Bhushan additionally accused the witness of the incident of murderous assault earlier than the listening to.
A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramanna, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Hima Kohli heard the matter. Actually, on this excessive profile case, the SIT of Uttar Pradesh had filed a cost sheet of 5 thousand pages. Making Ashish Mishra the principle accused, a case was registered below the Arms Act together with different sections together with deliberate homicide, try and homicide.
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On October 3 final 12 months, 4 farmers have been killed in violence close to Banvirpur village of Lakhimpur MP and Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni. At the identical time, 4 folks together with a BJP employee, a neighborhood journalist, a driver have been additionally killed on this incident. The SUV with which the farmers have been crushed was reportedly a part of the minister’s convoy.
The Supreme Court has now issued a route to place the matter for listening to after the Holi vacation. It is price mentioning that the accused Ashish was granted bail by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court previously. The kinfolk of the deceased had opposed the choice and mentioned that they might problem it within the Supreme Court.
Ashish Mishra Monu (file photograph)