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CJP Alleges Delays and Rejected Sureties in Leaders' Bail Hearing
- •Activist Ratna Singh claimed that the bail hearing for CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka was delayed after the Special Executive Magistrate failed to arrive on time.
- •Singh alleged that four sureties were rejected on vague grounds and accused authorities of treating individuals with FIRs from past protests as having criminal antecedents.
- •Das and Ranka were remanded to five days of judicial custody on October 14 after scaling locked gates at Jantar Mantar to unfurl the national flag and raise slogans.
- •The CJP had earlier consulted senior advocate Kapil Sibal and warned of potential legal action if the detained leaders were not released promptly.
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Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days of judicial custody on October 14 after they scaled the locked gates of Jantar Mantar, which had been denotified as a designated protest site, to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Activist Ratna Singh alleged that the bail hearing for the CJP leaders was delayed because the Special Executive Magistrate failed to arrive at the Mandir Marg police station on time. She also claimed that four sureties were rejected on vague grounds, wrongly categorizing people with protest-related FIRs as having criminal antecedents.
The CJP stated that it had consulted senior advocate Kapil Sibal and warned that it would pursue legal action against all individuals who deliberately kept Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka in illegal custody past Sunday if they were not released.
