Lakhimpur Kheri Case: The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Ashish Mishra, the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, besides this, the court has also granted bail to four farmers who lynched people after the incident in the same case. While giving bail, the court said that if we are giving bail to these farmers, then we do not have any basis to keep Mishra in jail.
However, while granting bail, the court has given several instructions to Ashish, and has also put conditions. While granting interim bail for 8 weeks, the court said that Ashish cannot live in Delhi and UP. He will have to leave UP within a week of being released from bail.
The court imposed a condition that Ashish would have to tell his address to the police and he would report to the police station every day. The court said that it cannot influence the witnesses in any way. He will not meet any of his witnesses.
Timeline of the Lakhimpur incident…
3 October 2021 – Violence in Lakhimpur Kheri, 8 people died
5 October 2021 – FIR lodged against Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra and 15-20 unknown people
6 October 2021 – The Supreme Court took cognizance of the violence in Lakhimpur
October 9, 2021 – Ashish appeared before the crime branch, arrested late night by the police
10 February 2022 – Allahabad High Court Ashish Mishra got bail
15 February 2022 – Ashish Mishra is released from jail
17 February 2022 – Challenge to the bail of Ashish Mishra in the Supreme Court
What did farmer leader Rakesh Tikait say?
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has reacted after the bail of the Supreme Court. He asked whether these accused would be thrown back after eight weeks. He said that if the Supreme Court is saying that his family has not threatened anyone, and his behavior has been fine, then this is a bogus argument. Tikait said that such an argument should be given to everyone. He said that keeping these arguments in mind in other 302 cases as well and in murder cases, bail should be given.
What is the whole matter?
On 3 October 2021, 8 people were allegedly crushed to death by a vehicle in Tikunia of Lakhimpur Kheri. The farmers alleged that Ashish Mishra was sitting in the vehicle which crushed the farmers. On the basis of this allegation, Ashish Mishra was arrested by the police considering him as an accused of murder.
