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CJP Protest Leaders Released: Know The Conditions And Penalties
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News18•11-10-2026, 13:28
CJP Protest Leaders Released: Know The Conditions And Penalties
- •CJP leaders Abhijit Deepke, Ashutosh Ranka, and Sourav Das were detained by police before a planned protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
- •The Special Executive Magistrate Court granted them conditional release after making them sign a special bond under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
- •The conditions bar them from visiting Jantar Mantar and require them to maintain peace and not engage in any disruptive activity for a period of one year.
- •Violating the bond conditions can lead to immediate arrest, imprisonment, and confiscation of the bond amount.
- •Legal experts clarify that signing the bond does not completely ban peaceful protests, provided they do not threaten public order or violate the law.
Key Questions Answered
Signing a one-year bond does not bar CJP leaders like Abhijit Deepke from participating in peaceful demonstrations. However, they must ensure their actions do not threaten law and order or disrupt public peace, and they still need administration permission for demonstrations.
The three leaders were detained under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Section 170 empowers police to arrest individuals without a warrant if they are suspected of posing a threat to public order.
If a person violates a bond signed under Section 126, police can arrest them and send them to jail. Additionally, the bond amount is confiscated, and further legal action is pursued based on the committed crime.
