CJP leaders Das and Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds

Cockroach Janta Party activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released from judicial custody after a Special Executive Magistrate accepted written undertakings and ordered them to execute personal and surety bonds of ₹50,000 each until an inquiry is completed. The order said further custody was not necessary at this stage, particularly after the undertakings. It said a bond to keep the peace, supported by the written commitments, could secure preventive measures under Section 135(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. The matter is scheduled to be heard next on October 23. In their undertaking, Das and Ranka committed to peace and law and order and said they would not call for protests at Jantar Mantar while it remains a denotified protest site. They also stated that any protest would be conducted within the Constitution. The commitments were recorded by Assistant Commissioner of Police Ritu Raj, acting as the Special Executive Magistrate. The release followed a custody period that began after the pair were detained on October 13. They were sent to judicial custody for five days on October 14, and their custody was extended by two days on October 19. The detention...