Supreme Court grants bail to Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case involving the deaths of eight people. The court has restricted Ashish Mishra's movement to Delhi or Lucknow and directed the trial court to expedite the hearing process. The violence occurred during a farmers' protest against Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area in 2021.