Farmers' Killing: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Bail For Minister's Son
NDTV
Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra is out on bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
A petition by families of farmers in Uttar Pradesh seeking to cancel the bail given to a Union Minister's son, who allegedly ran over farmers during an ant-farm law protest in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri, will be heard by the Supreme Court on March 11.
The Supreme Court told lawyer Prashant Bhushan to tell the Allahabad High Court that it would hear the petition on March 11, after Mr Bhushan informed the court that more accused have been coming to the high court with bail requests and that needs to stop since they could tamper evidence and influence witnesses.
"Other accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case are seeking bail after bail was granted to this accused (Ashish Mishra). There is risk of evidence being tampered and witnesses being influenced," Mr Bhushan said in the Supreme Court.
"I can list on March 11 only," Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said.
