Overview
- A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi allowed a short visit to Mishra’s hometown under existing bail terms that bar political activity and limit the trip to private family purposes.
- The State of Uttar Pradesh’s status report noted that 36 prosecution witnesses have been examined and 85 remain to be heard, with 10 exempted.
- The Uttar Pradesh Additional Advocate General informed the court that 789 trials are pending before the same trial judge handling this case.
- Mishra’s movement has largely been restricted to Delhi or Lucknow since the Supreme Court made his interim bail absolute, and a police inquiry into alleged witness intimidation is in progress.
- The trial, in which charges for murder and criminal conspiracy were framed in December 2023, stems from the 2021 Tikunia violence that killed eight people, including four farmers.