In a major setback to the accused Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, the Supreme Court today in its order cancelled his bail, which was earlier granted by the Allahabad High Court in the case.
“We set aside the bail (Order) granted to the accused (Ashish Mishra) by the Allahabad High Court in the instant (Lakhimpur Kheri violence) case,” the three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana said, in his order today.
Cancelling the bail of Ashish Mishra, the Supreme Court also directed the accused, Ashish Mishra to surrender within a week.