- CJP's legal chief Ratna Singh filed a petition in the Delhi High Court
- Demand for the release of Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka
- Ratna Singh appealed for an urgent hearing at night
CJP Delhi High Court: A Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court has extended the remand of Cockroach Janata Party spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka and Sourav Das by two days after rejecting their bail plea. After this, CJP legal chief Ratna Singh has filed a petition directly in the Delhi High Court on behalf of Ashutosh and Sourav, demanding an urgent hearing. Ratna Singh has appealed that this case should be heard tonight. Also, he has said that Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka should not spend even a minute in jail.
Speaking on social media, Ratna Singh said that she has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court and has demanded an urgent hearing at night. He has expressed the stand that both the leaders should not be deprived of their freedom due to political tactics, and they should be released as soon as possible.
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The legal head of the Chief Justice has also appealed for justice. He demanded that the case of both the leaders should be heard expeditiously so that the court could consider the issues related to their release.
CJP leaders approached the Delhi High Court
According to reports, CJP activists Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka have now approached the Delhi High Court to challenge their judicial custody. Lawyers of Saurabh Das and Ashutosh Ranka have demanded an urgent hearing in this case. Yesterday, a Special Executive Magistrate extended the custody of Das and Ranka till October 21. Earlier, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurabh Das were remanded to five-day judicial custody. After the hearing in the case, his judicial custody was extended by two more days.
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka arrested
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were placed under preventive arrest on October 13 for entering the Jantar Mantar premises without permission. After that, both were sent to judicial custody for five days. According to the Delhi Police, despite Jantar Mantar being excluded from the list of designated places of agitation, Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, Ajinkya Shinde and 11 other CJP members reached Jantar Mantar from a private place on the morning of 13 October. Ajinkya Shinde was released on bail on condition of peace and good behaviour. However, Sourav Das and Ashutosh Ranka remain in police custody.
Threat to Special Executive Magistrate
On Sunday morning, the Special Executive Magistrate hearing the bail plea of Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das claimed that they were being threatened by unknown persons. Subsequently, the police registered a non-bailable case in the case. Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijit Deepke has alleged that the government is deliberately delaying the illegal detention of Ashutosh Ranka and Sourav Das.