- The SEM extended the judicial custody of Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das by two days.
- The CJP members have accused authorities of deliberately prolonging the "illegal arrest" of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.
- Ranka and Das were arrested by the police on October 13 after they sneaked into Jantar Mantar.
Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das Bail News: The Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) on Monday extended Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das' judicial custody by two days, after the Delhi Police sought a five-day extension. The next hearing on their bail plea will be taken up on October 21.
During the hearing, the Delhi Police sought a five-day extension to their judicial custody, citing their plans to hold a protest again and CJP's announcement to strategise for another agitation.
The SEM began the hearing at around 4 pm today on the plea against their arrest after the duo entered Jantar Mantar and waved the Indian flag, after it was denotified as a designated protest site.
CJP legal head and lawyer Ratna Singh alleged unnecessary delay in pronouncing the verdict on their release, calling it an absurd situation. "I haven't seen anything this absurd in my entire life," she wrote on X.
I haven’t seen anything this absurd in my entire life.
— Ratna Singh (@whattalawyer) October 19, 2026
Earlier, Ratna Singh said that the CJP legal team is waiting at the Mandir Marg police station, alleging that the public prosecutor is playing "dirty tricks" to delay the release of Ranka and Das.
"We are still at SEM court, waiting for court to dictate order. There is no reason to extend judicial custody. Today also no argument presented by PP on law. All his arguments were mere assumptions. Absolute waste of time of SEM court. Saurav and Ashutosh must be released," she wrote on X.
We are still at SEM court, waiting for court to dictate order. There is no reason to extend judicial custody. Today also no argument presented by PP on law. All his arguments were mere assumptions. Absolute waste of time of SEM court. Saurav and Ashutosh must be released.
— Ratna Singh (@whattalawyer) October 19, 2026
CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das have been lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail since October 14, when the court ordered a five-day judicial custody. CJP on Sunday accused the authorities of deliberately delaying the release of Ranka and Das.
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During Sunday's hearing, the judge did not pass any order, but discussed the alleged threats received by the SEM over the CJP leaders' release. The Delhi Police has also registered a non-cognisable report (NCR) regarding the threats.