: Lakhimpur Kheri Trial Will take 5 years: SC on Ashish Mishra Bail Plea #IndiaNEWSAll #Farmers Protest The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the trial in the case concerning the 2021 Lakhimpur

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Lakhimpur Kheri Trial Will take 5 years: SC on Ashish Mishra Bail Plea #IndiaNEWSAll #Farmers Protest
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the trial in the case concerning the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which Ashish Mishra stands accused, may take up to five years, as per a status report submitted in the matter.
A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and V Ramasubramanian, while referring to the status report on the case, orally observed,
Report says it will take at least 5 years. More than 200 witnesses.
The Supreme Court had, last month, asked its registrar to ascertain from the Additional Sessions Judge at Lakhimpur Kheri as to how much time the trial in the case on Lakhimpur Kheri violence is likely to take to a conclusion.


The top Court was hearing a bail plea moved by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Home Minister of State Ajay Mishra, who is the prime accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case in which 8 persons were mowed down by a four-wheeler.




Appearing for the complainants, advocate Prashant Bhushan today urged the Court to hold the trial on a day-to-day basis in the main case, while also raising concerns that the complainants were facing threats as reported by the bar & bench. com 




There are material witnesses, who were threatened and badly beaten up. They can be examined first on a day-to-day basis It needs a day-to-day trial. They have been threatened, Minister had said a lesson will be taught, Bhushan submitted.
We are aware, the Bench responded.
Three people were brutally attacked, Bhushan added.
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared for Mishra asserted that the allegations are totally false.


The Supreme Court eventually proceeded to ask whether a day-to-day trial may be in the interest of the case, since it may adversely affect the prosecutions case.
Mr Bhushan you want Mr Dave to argue or Because fixing a timeline may cause serious prejudice to the prosecution case, the Court observed.
Hold the trial on a day-to-day basis and deal with the material witnesses first. It cannot be that the son of a Minister who carries a firearm and mows down people and beats witnesses is not a threat, Bhushan replied.




The Court proceeded to list the bail plea for hearing on January 19, after directing the AAG to confirm whether the co-accused in the case were still in custody. During the course of the hearing today, the Supreme Court was also informed that the trial in the matter is listed for further hearing on January 13.
Lakhimpur-Kheri Incident




On October 3, 2021, eight people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri during violence that erupted when farmers were protesting against the now-revoked farm laws. The protestors had impeded the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who planned to attend an event in the area.

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