Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing the farmers, questioned the trial process before the Supreme Court. He accused the prosecution of failing to present key witnesses, including eyewitnesses to the incident. Justice Surya Kant responded that any concerns about the trial process should first be raised with the relevant trial court, and then the issue should be brought to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court bench declined to intervene on the matter at this stage.

Let us tell you that in October 2021, farmers were protesting in Tikunia village of Lakhimpur. A speeding SUV crushed the farmers, killing four people on the spot. Four others were also killed in the violence that followed. Ashish Mishra is an accused in this case. Ashish is the son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, also known as Teni. The court had imposed conditions on Ashish Mishra during his bail, prohibiting him from going to Lakhimpur.