Rs 50k bond, no Jantar Mantar protests: What are the conditions of CJP leaders' release?
A special executive magistrate in New Delhi ordered the release of Cockroach Janata Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das after a week in custody. The leaders were arrested following an unauthorized protest at Jantar Mantar regarding electoral roll revisions, securing their release by giving written undertakings to avoid breaches of peace and unapproved protests.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing tensions surrounding freedom of assembly, political protests, and designated demonstration zones in the Indian capital.
NEW DELHI: A special executive magistrate on Wednesday ordered the release of Cockroach Janata Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, seven days after they were taken into custody.The CJP leaders were sent to five days of judicial custody on October 13 following a protest at Jantar Mantar seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the deletion of voters' names.CJP leaders Das and Ranka, along with 12 party members, allegedly trespassed into Jantar Mantar, which is no longer a designated protest venue,…
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Delhi Court Orders Release of Jailed Cockroach Janta Party Leaders
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