Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: 8 males accused of mowing down farmers get interim bail

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: Eight accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence had been granted interim bail by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court. All eight had been booked for killing 4 farmers and a journalist by trampling them beneath an SUV belonging to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’.

Ashish Mishra can also be out on eight weeks’ conditional interim bail granted to him by the Supreme Court of India on January 25, 2023.

The apex court docket had directed Mishra that he shouldn’t keep in Uttar Pradesh or the National Capital Territory of Delhi in the course of the eight weeks of interim bail.

The high court docket had additionally granted bail to 4 farmers who had been accused within the loss of life of the BJP employee and the motive force.

The eight accused who had been granted interim bail on Tuesday by the Allahabad High Court included Nandan Singh Bisht, Ankit Das, Latif alias Kale, Satyam Tripathi alias Satya Prakash Tripathi, Shekhar Bharti, Ashish Pandey, Rinkoo Rana, and Sumit Jaiswal. Ankit Das is the nephew of former Union minister Akhilesh Das.

Four farmers protesting towards farm legal guidelines had been mowed down by a Mahindra Thar four-wheeler belonging to Ashish Mishra’s father and MoS Home Ajay Mishra on October 3, 2021. Two BJP staff, the motive force of one of many automobiles within the convoy, and a journalist had been additionally killed within the ensuing violence.

Ashish Mishra was launched from jail on January 27 after finishing formalities. Just a few days later, the 4 farmers additionally walked out of the jail.

The order handed by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan mentioned that the counsels for the candidates had submitted that the Supreme Court had granted interim bail to the accused of each side in as many cross FIRs lodged in the identical case.

“Therefore, they have requested that the benefit of the aforesaid order of the Apex Court may be given to the present applicants and they may be enlarged on interim bail on the same terms and conditions, which have been imposed by the Apex Court in the order dated 25.01.2023 in granting interim bail to Ashish Mishra alias Monu (supra),” said the High Court order handed by Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan.

The order additional said, “AGA as well as counsel for the victim opposed the aforesaid prayer for interim bail but could not dispute the fact that the Apex Court has granted interim bail to accused persons of both the sides… The interim bail order may be extended or vacated on the next date subject to the orders being passed by the Apex Court.” Justice Chauhan, who handed the order, posted the matter for subsequent listening to on March 20.

LUCKNOW: Eight accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence had been granted interim bail by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court. All eight had been booked for killing 4 farmers and a journalist by trampling them beneath an SUV belonging to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’.

Ashish Mishra can also be out on eight weeks’ conditional interim bail granted to him by the Supreme Court of India on January 25, 2023.

The apex court docket had directed Mishra that he shouldn’t keep in Uttar Pradesh or the National Capital Territory of Delhi in the course of the eight weeks of interim bail.

The high court docket had additionally granted bail to 4 farmers who had been accused within the loss of life of the BJP employee and the motive force.

The eight accused who had been granted interim bail on Tuesday by the Allahabad High Court included Nandan Singh Bisht, Ankit Das, Latif alias Kale, Satyam Tripathi alias Satya Prakash Tripathi, Shekhar Bharti, Ashish Pandey, Rinkoo Rana, and Sumit Jaiswal. Ankit Das is the nephew of former Union minister Akhilesh Das.

Four farmers protesting towards farm legal guidelines had been mowed down by a Mahindra Thar four-wheeler belonging to Ashish Mishra’s father and MoS Home Ajay Mishra on October 3, 2021. Two BJP staff, the motive force of one of many automobiles within the convoy, and a journalist had been additionally killed within the ensuing violence.

Ashish Mishra was launched from jail on January 27 after finishing formalities. Just a few days later, the 4 farmers additionally walked out of the jail.

The order handed by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan mentioned that the counsels for the candidates had submitted that the Supreme Court had granted interim bail to the accused of each side in as many cross FIRs lodged in the identical case.

“Therefore, they have requested that the benefit of the aforesaid order of the Apex Court may be given to the present applicants and they may be enlarged on interim bail on the same terms and conditions, which have been imposed by the Apex Court in the order dated 25.01.2023 in granting interim bail to Ashish Mishra alias Monu (supra),” said the High Court order handed by Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan.

The order additional said, “AGA as well as counsel for the victim opposed the aforesaid prayer for interim bail but could not dispute the fact that the Apex Court has granted interim bail to accused persons of both the sides… The interim bail order may be extended or vacated on the next date subject to the orders being passed by the Apex Court.” Justice Chauhan, who handed the order, posted the matter for subsequent listening to on March 20.