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‘Impinges on freedom’: Former Delhi HC Justice S Muralidhar on CJP leaders’ custody

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Context

What happened: Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party Co-Convenors Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das on October 13 for a symbolic protest with the national flag at Jantar Mantar, the day after it was denotified as a protest site. Why it matters: Former Delhi HC Justice S Muralidhar said the custody impinges on freedom. Lawyers and activists have long complained that police misuse the provision to appropriate powers otherwise vested solely in the judiciary.

What changed

Delhi Police detained Cockroach Janta Party Co-Convenors Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das on October 13 for a symbolic protest with the national flag at Jantar Mantar, the day after it was denotified as a protest site.

Why it matters

Former Delhi HC Justice S Muralidhar said the custody impinges on freedom. Lawyers and activists have long complained that police misuse the provision to appropriate powers otherwise vested solely in the judiciary.

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