Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC to hear plea challenging Ashish Misra’s bail on March 11
India Today
The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the bail granted to Ashish Misra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on March 11 a plea challenging the grant of bail by the Allahabad High Court to Ashish Misra, son of Union minister Ajay Misra, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that left eight people, including four farmers, dead.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the other accused in the case are moving courts for grant of bail citing the relief granted to Ashish Misra and asked him to intimate the high court that the top court is hearing the plea for cancellation of bail.
“I can list on March 11 only. Other judges have to be available,” the CJI said.
A single-judge bench of the high court, on February 10, had granted bail to Misra who had spent four months in custody.
Bhushan submitted that the high court while granting the bail, did not follow the law laid down and did not consider aspects like tampering with evidence and fleeing from justice.
“The problem is that other accused are also moving," he added.
He sought a direction to the high court that for the time being, the bail plea of other accused be not considered.
