Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been released from jail in connection with the protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) Court has today ordered the release of both of them from judicial custody, after which both of them have come out of Tihar Jail. Both the leaders were lodged in Tihar jail for the last seven days. His release was on the condition of personal and surety bond of Rs 50,000 each and written undertaking.
The court accepted that at present bonds and written assurances are sufficient to maintain peace. Therefore, there is no need to keep both of them in judicial custody further. Delhi Police had sought to extend his custody for three more days, but the court decided to release him. Both were arrested on October 13 for entering Jantar Mantar.
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What promise did you make to the court?
In the written assurance given in the court, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka said that they will maintain peace, law and order and public order and will not do any activity that disturbs the peace. He clarified that until Jantar Mantar gets back the notified status of the protest site under the legal process, they will not call people to protest there.
Both also assured that any future demonstration would be within the ambit of the Constitution. Ashutosh and Saurav reiterated their promise to maintain peace, law and order and public order. He expressed confidence in the judiciary and all its units. In its order, the court considered these written assurances as an important basis for the decision of release.
What did the court say?
SEM Court said in its order that in the present case, the work can be done by filling 'peace bond' and taking written promises. Therefore there is no need to send him to judicial custody. The court has ordered both of them to appear in the SEM court whenever the hearing is held in this case. Along with this, both have been ordered to maintain law and order and maintain peace. The court said that the conditions of the bond and the 'voluntary undertaking' given today will have to be followed.
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Next hearing on October 23
After the court order, both of them were released and late in the evening both came out of jail. Now the next hearing in this case will be on 23 October 2026 at 3 pm. After the release, Abhijeet Deepke has posted a video of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. In this video, both of them have the tricolor in their hands and both raised slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Inquilab Zindabad. After this both of them said together, 'Gyanu must go'. With this both are trying to send the message that their fight will continue in the future also.