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Delhi SEM Court Orders Release of CJP Leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka

A Delhi court orders the release of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka from judicial custody after a hearing on their detention related to the Jantar Mantar protest.

Puja Shil | | 2 min read

Delhi SEM Court Orders Release of CJP Leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
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In Brief

  1. CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released by a Delhi court.
  2. They were initially detained for entering the denotified Jantar Mantar protest site.
  3. The duo had been remanded to five days' judicial custody on October 14.
  4. The release follows a hearing in the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court.

A Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court in Delhi ordered the release of Campaign for Judicial Powers (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka from judicial custody on October 21. The two were initially remanded for five days on October 14 after being detained for allegedly entering the denotified protest site at Jantar Mantar and violating peace bonds.

The plea for their release was heard at the SEM court following which the presiding judge granted freedom to the leaders. The campaign led by CJP pertains to issues surrounding civil liberties, with the group often organising protests at Jantar Mantar.

Authorities had placed restrictions on the designated protest site, including the imposition of peace bonds, which Das and Ranka were accused of breaching. Their detention on October 14 was one of several arrests made during recent activist gatherings at Jantar Mantar.

The release signifies a development in the legal proceedings concerning protest activities in Delhi’s civic spaces. It reflects the ongoing judicial scrutiny over the use of peace bonds and the rights of protesters to assemble in such areas.


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