No Jantar Mantar protest call until it remains de-notified: CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka to court
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A Special Executive Magistrate on Wednesday ordered the rollout of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka from judicial custody after they undertook in writing not to call for protests at Jantar Mantar until the site is notified as a designated protest venue in accordance with law.
Adding to this, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were rolled out after 7 days custody by a SEM court on Oct 21. (PTI/X/@Ratnasingh) In their written undertakings furnished before ACP Ritu Raj, who is functioning as the SEM of New Delhi district, the two leaders also promised “not to commit any breach of peace” and expressed faith in the judiciary and the SEM court.
Meanwhile, Their undertakings shared, “That we reiterate our undertaking and commitment towards peace, law and order, public tranquility and further we specifically state that we will not make any calls for protest at Jantar Mantar till such a time that it is de-notified in accordance with law”.
Notably, The undertakings further reiterated that any protest undertaken by them would be done “within the four corners of the constitution”.
As per the latest buzz, The court thereby, accepted the undertakings and ordered their rollout on furnishing personal bonds and surety bonds of ₹ 50,000 each.
In further updates, “The immediate measures contemplated under Section 135(3) BNSS for the prevention of a breach of the peace or disturbance of public tranquillity can, in the present circumstances, be adequately secured by the execution of a bond for keeping the peace, supported by the written undertakings now given today in the Court,” the magistrate shared, holding that further incarceration was no longer warranted.
On top of that, The rollout came two days after the SEM extended their judicial custody , observing that the leaders showed “no respect for law”. The court had also questioned the adequacy of their earlier sureties, observing that they had “no control over the respondents”.
During Wednesday’s proceedings, the investigating officer sought a fresh three-day extension of their judicial custody, arguing that “the threat to law and order persisted”.
Source: Hindustan Times