{"id":27540,"date":"2026-09-23T01:14:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T01:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27540"},"modified":"2026-09-23T01:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T01:14:49","slug":"replace-lakhimpur-kheri-trial-public-prosecutor-recall-witnesses-sc-to-up-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27540","title":{"rendered":"Replace Lakhimpur Kheri trial public prosecutor, recall witnesses: SC to UP | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134423613,imgsize-102726,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-trial-judges-handling-of-case.jpg\" alt=\"Replace Lakhimpur Kheri trial public prosecutor, recall witnesses: SC to UP\" title=\"Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC asks UP to appoint senior prosecutor; seeks sealed-cover HC report on trial judge\u2019s handling of case\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC asks UP to appoint senior prosecutor; seeks sealed-cover HC report on trial judge\u2019s handling of case\">Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC asks UP to appoint senior prosecutor; seeks sealed-cover HC report on trial judge\u2019s handling of case<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Giving a twist to the five-year-old Lakhimpur Kheri case in which Asish Mishra, the son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, is accused of mowing down four protesting farmers with his vehicle, advocate Prashant Bhushan Tuesday accused the trial judge of attempting to intimidate witnesses and derail the trial.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Bhushan told a SC bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that when a prime witness had sought deferment of his deposition on medical grounds, the trial judge issued non-bailable arrest warrants against him.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>\u201cThe judicial officer needs to be changed. Otherwise, there will be a complete miscarriage of justice, I can guarantee that,\u201d Bhushan said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>He said the judge was causing havoc in the district as he took NDPS and SC\/ST Act cases for himself and acquitted the accused.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The bench said it was more worrying that the public prosecutor had been giving up on testimonies of vital witnesses. The court asked UP govt to ensure that the present public prosecutor was replaced with a seasoned one or the most senior in the district. It also told the state to instruct the new public prosecutor to recall witnesses who had been given up by the prosecution to depose before the trial court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Referring to allegations of a large number of acquittals rendered by the trial judge in serious cases, the bench asked the SC registry to forward Bhushan\u2019s complaint to the Allahabad HC Chief Justice and requested him to take necessary action. It asked the HC registry to file an action taken report before SC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Last Oct, court had asked UP police to examine allegations of attempts by Mishra to influence witnesses. Mishra is out on bail but has been barred from residing in Lakhimpur Kheri, his hometown.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/replace-lakhimpur-kheri-trial-public-prosecutor-recall-witnesses-sc-to-up\/articleshow\/134423610.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC asks UP to appoint senior prosecutor; seeks sealed-cover HC report on trial judge\u2019s handling of case NEW DELHI: Giving a twist to the five-year-old Lakhimpur Kheri case in which Asish Mishra, the son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, is accused of mowing down four protesting farmers with his vehicle, advocate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri-150x150.avif","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri-300x169.avif","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-asks-up-to-appoint-senior-prosecutor-seeks-sealed-cover-hc-report-on-tri.avif"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC asks UP to appoint senior prosecutor; 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