On October 3 last year, eight people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri during violence that erupted when farmers were protesting against the now revoked farm laws. The protesters had impeded the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who was planning to attend an event in the area.
During the protests, a four-wheeler belonging to Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, had allegedly mowed down and killed eight persons, including the protesting farmers.
Mishra was arrested on October 9, 2021 a the Special Investigation Team (SIT) after 12 hours of questioning and was sent to three days police custody.
In November 2021, a trial court had rejected Mishra’s application for bail, prompting Mishra to move the High Court.
Justice Rajeev Singh of the Allahabad High Court then granted bail to Mishra on February 10, stating that there might have been a possibility that the driver of the vehicle that mowed down the protesting farmers sped up the vehicle to save himself.
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 since the State of Uttar Pradesh did not file an appeal against the bail order.
Source: Barandbench
