The Supreme Court on 25th January granted bail to Lakhimpur Kheri violence accused Ashish Mishra. The top court has granted Mishra bail on the condition that he will not stay in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and leave Uttar Pradesh a week opposed the bail plea of Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra had moved Supreme Court challenging Allahabad High Court which denied bail to him in connection with the case. Mishra is facing a murder case for October 3, 2021 incident in which eight people including four farmers, were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri.