The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Ashish Mishra, accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, to respond to charges against him of intimidating some witnesses.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan gave him four weeks time to file his response. The court was hearing a plea, which alleged that Mishra had threatened some witnesses. The applicants also produced some photographs in support of their claim. Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave, who appeared for Mishra, denied the charges and said that such applications are filed “not for the Court, but for those outside”.
When the bench referred to the photographs, he said Mishra was not there. The court asked him to file an affidavit clarifying his position.
Four anti-farm law protesters were killed when a convoy of vehicles, including one belonging to Ashish Mishra’s father – former Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra, ran over them on October 3, 2021. Two BJP workers, the driver of one of the vehicles, and a journalist were also killed in the ensuing violence.
The Allahabad High Court initially granted him bail in the case but the SC set aside the HC order after the kin of some of the deceased approached it. The matter was remanded back to the High Court which after rehearing, dismissed the bail plea. Subsequently, the SC granted him interim bail in the case on January 25, 2023. This was extended from time to time and made absolute on July 22, 2024.
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