The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Ashish Mishra alias Monu, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, allegedly in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, claiming that his politically influential position could affect the ongoing trial. Is. According to the news agency, the Justice Krishna Pahal bench said that Ashish is so politically influential that he can influence the witnesses and influence the trial. PTI report good.
It is noteworthy that the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court had granted bail to Ashish on 10 February 2022. Supreme court It quashed it and directed the High Court to decide on their plea after giving ample opportunity to the victims. Accordingly, the High Court heard his bail plea afresh, the report said.
On May 9, the high court had rejected the bail pleas of co-accused Lavkush, Ankit Das, Sumit Jaiswal and Shishupal. Dismissing their petitions, the High Court had observed that the four accused were actively involved in planning and participating in the heinous crime committed in a “cruel and inhuman manner” and were therefore not eligible for bail.
The bench had further said, “These four accused and the main accused, Ashish Mishra aka Monu As stated and belonged to very influential political families and the apprehension of the prosecution that they would interfere in the course of justice, tamper with the evidence and influence the witnesses, cannot be denied at this stage.”
Ashish Mishra is a co-accused in the murder of four farmers and a journalist at Tikunia in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on October 3, 2021. The speeding vehicle crushed the farmers and the journalist. In the violence that followed, an agitated mob killed two BJP workers and the driver of a vehicle. PTI The report said.
Meanwhile, on July 11, the Allahabad High Court had mentioned that it would resume hearing on the bail plea of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, who was allegedly involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people were killed. Were. In the hearing before the Lucknow bench of the High Court, the aggrieved party had cited the rejection of bail plea of co-accused Ankit Das and others in the case. Additionally, during the hearing, the counsel had argued that Mishra’s bail plea was not maintainable, citing fresh offenses added against him during the police investigation.
(with inputs from PTI)
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