The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday will deliver its verdict on the bail plea of Ashish Mishra alias Monu, the son of Union M𝓰inister of State for Home Ajay ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚMishra, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
A bench of Justice Krishna Pahal had reserved its order on July 15 after completing the hearing. The Lucknow Bench of Allah🗹abad High Court had granted bail to Ashish on February 10, 2022.
But, later the Supreme Court cancelled the bail and directed the high court to decide his bail plea after affording adequate opportunity 𓆏to the victim side. Accordingly, the high court heard his bail plea afresh. Meanwhile on May 9, the court rejected the bail pleas of co-accused Lavkush, Ankit Das, Sumit Jaiswal and Shishupal.
While rejecting their pleas, the high court had observed that the four accused were actively involved in planning and participation of t♊he heinous offence committed in a "cruel and inhuman manner" and a⛎s such did not deserve bail.
The bench had further observed, "These four accused and the main accused, Ashish Mishra alias Monu belonged to very ♋influential political families as said and apprehension of the prosecution that they would interfere with the course of justice, tamper with the evidence and influence the witnesses, cannot be ruled out at this stage."
Ashish Mishra is a co-ac🔜cused in connection with the killing of four farmers and a journalist at Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on Oc൩tober 3 last year.
The farmers and the journalist were mowed down by a speeding vehicle. In the🤪 ensuing violence, two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and the driver of a vehicle we🧔re also killed by an agitated mob. Two FIRs were lodged in connection with the violence.
(With PTI inputs)
