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The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government in a plea by Ashish Mishra, prime accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence that saw eight dead, challenging the Allahabad High Court order rejecting his bail. [Ashish Mishra @ Monu v. State of UP]