A special executive magistrate ordered the release of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The decision followed the expiry of custody despite police seeking an extension.

The order from the Special Executive Magistrate came hours after the two withdrew their Delhi High Court petition challenging the extension of their custody. The two had been in custody following an attempt to hold a Tiranga protest at Jantar Mantar on October 14 against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

The CJP legal team had filed an application seeking the release of the two leaders, who were initially sent to custody because their sureties were not available on the day of their detention. Their lawyers have now submitted the sureties and urged the authorities to release them.

NDTV has accessed a copy of the order in which the SEM observed that the two respondents had "deliberately breached" the bonds submitted before the SEM, South-West District, on October 11, 2026, and had "immediately committed the breach of peace" in the case.

Ratna Singh, head of CJP’s legal affairs, said the two leaders would be produced before the magistrate following the expiry of their custody. She expressed hope that the proceedings would not face further delays.

Das and Ranka were sent to Tihar Jail for five days on Wednesday. Police said they had violated peace bonds and trespassed into Jantar Mantar, which had recently been removed from the list of designated protest sites.