New Delhi, May 9 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Lakhimpur Kheri violence case accused Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, to spend time with his family in Lakhimpur each Saturday (evening) till Sunday (daytime) and then return to Lucknow while on bail. The court also issued directions to expedite the trial by allowing the public prosecutor to use his discretion to drop any unnecessary witness. A bench headed by justice Surya Kant also imposed restrictions on his stay in Lakhimpur, while hearing an application moved by Mishra stating that he needs to spend time with the family due to his mother's deteriorating health and his daughters in their crucial years of study. Mishra said he was unable to meet them due to the conditional bail order of January 25, 2023, prohibiting him from entering Lakhimpur Kheri, except for attending the trial. Allowing the application, the bench, also comprising justice N Kotiswar Singh, said, "The order of January 25, 2023, is modified to the extent that the petitioner is permitted to visit Lakhimpur Kheri on every Saturday evening and spent time with family on Saturday evening and throughout the day on Sunday." Mishra is accused of mowing down four farmers int Lakhimpur on October 3, 2021, while they were protesting against the now-scrapped farm laws....