The Delhi High Court made sharp remarks to CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka during hearing on their custody plea.
\n\nThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka over their challenge to a Special Executive Magistrate's order extending their judicial custody by two days.
\n\nJustice Subramonium Prasad questioned the breach of a peace bond, asked why the leaders had approached the High Court under Article 226 instead of pursuing a revision, and examined the nature and purpose of their protest movement.
\n\nThe hearing also saw the judge remark that the two leaders were "not Gen Z", after their counsel disclosed their ages. Das and Ranka eventually withdrew their petition after the court suggested they await the proceedings before the SEM. The High Court clarified that it had expressed no opinion on the merits of the case.
\n\n1. “You are a person who has actually broken a bond. There is a procedure for breaking the bail bond. If you have allegedly breached the peace for a second time, are the authorities not entitled to insist on certain conditions?”
\n\n2. “When you go and break a barricade, the chances of 10 or…
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