After the Allahabad High Court granted bail to Mishra in the case, the family members of the deceased had approached the Supreme Court in appeal, seeking cancellation of the bail. The State of Uttar Pradesh is yet to file an appeal against the High Court verdict.
Earlier this month, Advocate Prashant Bhushan had mentioned the matter before a Bench headed by CJI Ramana, claiming that one of the witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri case in was attacked. The Court had then issued notice to the State and directed it to file a response and to ensure that witnesses were protected.
The affidavit filed by the State specifically denies that the attack on one of the witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident was motivated by and connected with the release of Mishra on bail.
As regards the fact that the State has not filed an appeal against the High Court order, the affidavit stated,
“Furthermore, the Impugned Order being of 10.02.2022, the limitation period against the same is still running, and the decision to file SLP against the same, is pending consideration before the relevant authorities.”
Source: Barandbench
