New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday strictly instructed Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, accused of murder in the Lakhimpur Kheri 2021 violence case, to strictly follow the bail conditions.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Dutta and Ujjal Bhuyan allowed the victims to file a contempt petition. The bench told the senior advocate appearing for Mishra that the bail conditions have to be strictly followed.

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan said this

Prashant Bhushan, a lawyer representing the victims, said that the Supreme Court had granted bail to Mishra on July 22. It also directed him to follow the bail conditions and allowed him to go to the venue of his trial only a day before the scheduled date. But he went there (Lakhimpur Kheri) on October 1 as if the hearing was on October 2, a national holiday. Whereas the court was closed the next day and he addressed a huge public rally on October 1.

Supreme Court deferred hearing of marital rape case for four weeks

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the marital rape case for four weeks. Considering the one-day time sought by the lawyers of both the sides to present their arguments, the Chief Justice felt that it was not possible to complete the hearing of the case before the Diwali holidays, so the hearing was adjourned for four weeks. A new bench will hear the case after four weeks.

Justice Chandrachud is retiring on November 10. Several petitions are pending in the Supreme Court seeking to declare marital rape a crime. The petitions seek to repeal exception two of section 375 of the IPC and exception two of section 63 of the new law BNS, which exempts the husband from rape.

Senior advocate Gopal Shankar Narayan asked for one day's time

On Wednesday, the matter was heard before a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra. When the bench asked the lawyers of the parties how much time they would take for arguments, senior advocate Gopal Shankar Narayan sought a day's time. He said that considering the amount of material placed on record, he would need a day's time for arguments.

Further hearing on the case was to be held on Wednesday

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also said that he would need a day's time as the consequences of this case are far-reaching. Other lawyers also similarly sought time, after which the Chief Justice said that it would not be possible to complete the hearing of the case in the near future. The case will be heard by a new bench after four weeks. The Supreme Court started hearing in this case on October 17. The argument had been presented on behalf of a petitioner's lawyer Karuna Nandi and some other lawyers. Further hearing on the case was to be held on Wednesday.

Supreme Court refuses to consider Swami Shraddhanand's petition

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider the plea of ​​Swami Shraddhanand (84), accused of murdering his wife in prison, seeking review of the court's verdict that awarded him life imprisonment. Appearing before a bench of Justices BR Gavai, PK Mishra and KV Vishwanathan, the lawyer argued that the decision refusing to release his client from jail for the rest of his life violates Articles 14 (equality before law) and 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution.

To this, the bench said that it can be argued that it is not justified on the basis of facts. But as a punishment it can be implemented, which has now been upheld by five judges.

Shraddhanand has already given a representation to the President

The lawyers appearing for the State of Karnataka and the complainant have informed that Shraddhanand has already given a representation to the President. On this, the bench said that looking at the matter, it does not seem that any interference is needed in the current proceedings. It is worth noting that Shraddhanand's wife was the granddaughter of Sir Mirza Ismail, former Diwan of the then princely state of Mysore.