The Supreme Court Thursday allowed Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, who is out on bail, to visit his hometown even as it expressed surprise that the trial court judge hearing the case has 789 trials pending before him.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi permitted Mishra to visit Lakhimpur so that he can be with his daughter ahead of her Class 12 examination.

“Liberty is granted to the petitioner to visit and stay in Lakhimpur Kheri from 25th December to 31st December, subject to the same terms and conditions which were there earlier,” the court ordered.

In May, the Supreme Court relaxed Mishra’s bail conditions and allowed him to visit Lakhimpur Kheri every Saturday evening to spend time with family, subject

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