Lakhimpur Kheri accused Ashish Mishra gets bail

New Delhi, July 22 The Supreme Court on Monday granted regular bail to former Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son and 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case accused Ashish Mishra and directed the trial court to expedite the hearing. “We are informed...

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Updated At : 12:38 PM Jul 23, 2024 IST

New Delhi, July 22

The Supreme Court on Monday granted regular bail to former Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son and 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case accused Ashish Mishra and directed the trial court to expedite the hearing.

“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,” the SC Bench said. It also granted bail to farmers in the case.

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