Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Minister’s son Ashish’s bail plea withdrawn

BAREILLY: The bail application of Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra Teni’ son, Ashish, accused of murdering four farmers and a journalist during a farmers’ protest at Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3, was withdrawn by his counsel,
Awadesh Singh, moments before the court proceedings. The plea was
supposed to come up for hearing in the court of the district and sessions judge on Monday.
Speaking to TOI, Singh said he would file a fresh plea soon. “We wanted to make certain changes in the application which is why we decided not to press for it.” Three bail applications of Ashish Mishra have so far been rejected by the district courts.
Earlier, the special investigating team (SIT) probing the matter, had claimed that the attack on farmers was a “premeditated conspiracy” and added more IPC sections, including "attempt to murder" and provisions under the Arms Act, in the FIR against Ashish and 12 co-accused.
Arvind Tripathi, district government counsel, said, “The counsel of Ashish filed an application for withdrawal of the bail application as it has been disposed of as ‘not pressed’. The applicant’s counsel can file a new bail application after the chargesheet is filed in court and they have a copy of the charges presse against their client.”
On December 14, the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM)
had dropped the IPC sections of accident and included sections 307 (attempt to
murder), 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt using weapon which is likely to
cause death), 34 (criminal acts done by several persons in furtherance of
common intention), along with provisions of the Arms Act to go along with the
sections of murder, rioting and criminal conspiracy against the accused at the request of the SIT.