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[Lakhimpur Kheri Violence]

#SupremeCourt bench led by CJI NV Ramana to deliver order in plea challenging the bail granted to UP Minister's son Ashish Mishra in the #lakhimpurkheri case.

Family members of the deceased farmer had argued that witnesses were being threatened

The bench of CJI Ramana and Justices Surya Kant & Hima Kohli to assemble at 10.30 am
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Justice Surya Kant: We have prepared three questions. Did Such Overlook relevant evidence by giving bail and was the order by HC illegal

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Justice Surya Kant: The victim has the unbriddled participatory right in such criminal trial process.

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Justice Surya Kant: We hold that the victims have been denied chance of effective hearing. We hold that HC overlooked relevant considerations

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Justice Surya Kant: FIR cannot be treated as an encyclopaedia of events. Judicial precedents were ignored.

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Justice Surya Kant: Keeping all this factor in mind and thus we hold that as a natural corollary, Allahabad HC order CANNOT BE SUSTAINED AND IS THUS SET ASIDE

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Justice Surya Kant: the bail order is set aside and the ACCUSED ASHISH MISHRA TO SURRENDER IN ONE WEEK

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Justice Surya Kant: the denial of victims to be heard and the tearing hurry shown by the HC merits the setting aside of bail order. thus we remand the matter back to HC for fresh consideration of the bail application of accused

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Sr Adv Dushyant Dave: Can the Chief Justice of HC place the matter before another judge of the HC?

CJI NV Ramana: I don't think that will be needed.

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[BREAKING] Lakhimpur Kheri: Supreme Court cancels bail granted to Ashish Mishra by Allahabad High Court; asks High Court to decide the matter afresh

report by @DebayonRoy

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