Supreme Court Grants Bail To Ex Minister's Son In Lakhimpur Kheri Case

On January 25 last year, the top court had given Ashish Mishra interim bail in the "unfortunate ghastly incident".

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan also granted bail to four farmers Guruwinder Singh, Kamaljeet Singh, Gurupreet Singh and Vichitra Singh in the case and directed the trial court to expedite hearing.

On October 3, 2021, eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Tikunia in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur KheriKheriKheri district. The violence erupted when farmers were protesting against Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area.