Overview
- Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released from Tihar Jail on Wednesday after a Special Executive Magistrate ordered their conditional release following a week in custody.
- Their release required written undertakings to keep the peace and to refrain from calling protests at the denotified Jantar Mantar, plus personal and surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each.
- Parliament Street police had filed preventive proceedings under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, saying the leaders’ presence risked a breach of peace and seeking extended custody.
- The SEM directed police to file a verification report and ordered Das and Ranka to appear again on October 23 with sureties, leaving the matter active and subject to further administrative or judicial steps.
- The episode drew immediate political and symbolic reactions on social media from CJP supporters and figures such as Abhijeet Dipke and Arvind Kejriwal, and highlights how satire-driven protests use pop culture to shape public messaging.