New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Ashish Mishra — the prime accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case — to visit his hometown in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri for a brief period later this month.

Permitting him to stay there from December 25, 2025 to January 1, 2026, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order after senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for the son of former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni, informed the apex court that his client wished to be with his family during the period as his daughter has an upcoming examination.

“The petitioner is permitted to stay in Lakhimpur Kheri with family from December 25 to January 1, subject to the same conditions as imposed earlie

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