A habeas corpus petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the production and release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convener Saurav Das, and spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka. The plea, instituted under Article 32 of the Constitution by CJP coverage coordinator Gaurav Bharti, also seeks the release of other identified and unidentified persons allegedly detained in connection with a protest held in Delhi on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The demonstration concerned issues regarding the Chief Election Commissioner and the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
According to the petition, the three CJP leaders were intercepted and taken into custody at the Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly after arriving in the national capital, before they could reach the protest site at Jantar Mantar. Through advocates Rajesh G. Inamdar and Shashwat Anand, the petitioner sought an urgent hearing on Sunday, October 11, stating that the individuals remained in custody despite initial expectations of their release. The plea asserts that the denial of permission for a protest does not provide a legal basis for the indiscriminate detention of organizers, supporters, or participants.
The petition requests that the authorities disclose the legal basis for the detentions, the current whereabouts of those held, and all relevant arrest records. Furthermore, the court has been asked to direct the preservation of CCTV footage from the airport, police stations, and lock-ups, alongside police control-room logs and movement registers, to verify the circumstances of the detentions. The Union government, the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, senior Delhi Police officials, and the states of Haryana, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh have been named as respondents in the matter.
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