CJP's Das, Ranka seek urgent night hearing against extension of judicial custody
Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have petitioned the Delhi High Court for an urgent night hearing to challenge the extension of their judicial custody. The leaders were detained after entering a restricted protest site at Jantar Mantar.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing tensions regarding political protest rights and judicial processes in India.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka on Tuesday approached the Delhi high court seeking an urgent hearing against the extension of their judicial custody.Das and Ranka sought a night hearing in the high court, which remains closed this week due to the Dussehra vacation, news agency PTI reported.A newly appointed special executive magistrate at Mandir Marg police station on Monday ordered their judicial remand to be extended by two more days after they were produced before him.The two were taken into custody on October 13 after they allegedly climbed over a locked gate to enter Jantar Mantar, which had earlier been denotified as a designated protest site.They were subsequently sent to five-day judicial custody, PTI reported."We have moved the Delhi high court and requested an urgent night hearing.
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