WATCH: CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released from custody, barred from calling protests at Jantar Mantar until site is de-notified

Cockroach Janata Party CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released from judicial custody on Wednesday after giving written undertakings to maintain peace and refrain from calling for protests at Jantar Mantar until the site is denotified in accordance with lawA Special Executive Magistrate SEM Ritu Raj ordered their release after the two activists furnished personal bonds and surety bonds of Rs 50000 each which will remain in force until the conclusion of the inquiry into the Jantar Mantar trespassing case news agency IANS reportedVIDEO Delhi CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das released from Tihar Jail Full video available on PTI Videos httpstcod8jp61yd2p Delhi TiharJail httpstcoo6tk7KEgDgmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News October 21 2026In their written undertakings the duo promised not to breach the peace and expressed full faith in the judiciary and all its instruments including the SEM courtWe reiterate our undertaking and commitment towards peace law and order public tranquillity and further we specifically state that we will not make any calls for protest at Jantar Mantar till such a time that it is denotified in accordance with law their undertakings statedThey also undertook that any protest would be conducted within the four corners of the ConstitutionThe SEM court observed that the immediate measures required under Section 1353 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita BNSS to prevent a breach of peace or disturbance of public tranquillity could be adequately ensured through the execution of bonds backed by the written undertakingsHence further judicial custody does not appear to be necessary at this stage particularly after written undertakings before this Court the order statedThe release order came after the Delhi Police sought a further threeday extension of the activists judicial custody maintaining that apprehensions of a breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquillity persisted in view of their subsequent statements and conductThe police also argued that the two activists had taken contradictory positions before the court and in the media regarding their willingness to refrain from similar activitiesDuring the proceedings counsel for the activists tendered an unconditional apology to the court over remarks allegedly made by a party member while the two leaders were being taken to Tihar Jail on an earlier dateThe SEM court directed Das and Ranka to appear on every date of hearing and strictly comply with the conditions of their bonds and voluntary undertakings It also asked the investigating officer to submit a verification report on the sureties at the next hearingThe inquiry will continue in accordance with law with the matter listed for further proceedings on Friday at 3 pmDelhi High Court allowed withdrawal of custody challengeEarlier on Wednesday the Delhi High Court permitted Das and Ranka to withdraw their petition challenging the SEM courts order extending their custody without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matterA singlejudge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad had asked their counsel to consider withdrawing the petition and await the proceedings before the SEM court before pursuing an appropriate legal remedyThe two CJP leaders along with party member Ajinkya Shinde were among 14 people detained on October 13 after they allegedly entered Jantar Mantar through private premises and obstructed police personnel from discharging their official dutiesThe CJP members were protesting against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls and had raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner CEC Gyanesh KumarWith IANS inputs