Delhi SEM Orders Release of CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka
The leaders were freed after the magistrate said their custody had expired, while the Delhi High Court allowed them to withdraw their challenge.
- On Wednesday, October 21, a Special Executive Magistrate court ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their judicial custody expired.
- Authorities detained Das and Ranka on October 13 for allegedly entering Jantar Mantar and violating "peace bonds," resulting in an initial five-day judicial custody extended by two days.
- Earlier on Wednesday, the activists withdrew their Delhi High Court petition challenging the custody extension after Justice Subramonium Prasad advised them to await the magistrate's decision.
- The SEM court previously observed their conduct "shows no respect for law" and reflects "habitualness in calling protest at de-notified areas"; following surety inquiries, the court accepted fresh documentation facilitating their release.
- Separately, Delhi Police transferred FIRs related to the October 13 incidents at Jantar Mantar and Connaught Place to its Crime Branch as investigation into the protests continues.
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SEM court orders CJP's Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka's release from judicial custody
The development came after the Delhi High Court heard a petition filed by the two activists challenging the SEM court's order extending their judicial custody till October 21. The petitioners subsequently withdrew their plea, with the High Court clarifying that it had not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Delhi SEM orders release of CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka
A Delhi Special Executive Magistrate ordered the release of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their judicial custody expired in connection with the October 13 Jantar Mantar protest. They were initially detained for five days, following a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 13. The two leaders had withdrawn their petition challenging the extension of their custody before the Delhi High Court. The Delhi Police had sought to extend th…
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