New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Ashish Mishra, the prime accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, to visit his hometown in Lakhimpur Kheri to celebrate Diwali.

As per the order passed by a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and N.K. Singh, the son of former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Mishra Teni, may meet only with his family members and close relatives, and must return to Lucknow by October 22.

However, the Justice Kant-led Bench clarified that political workers or members of the public will not be involved in the celebrations in any capacity.

The apex court took note of the submission that 23 prosecution witnesses have been examined, nine have been dropped, two remain unserved, and the rest have been summoned for the next hearing, scheduled

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