Delhi High Court is moved against an extension of judicial custody under preventive provisions of the BNSS
21 October 2026
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka approached the Delhi High Court seeking an urgent hearing.
They challenge an order of a Special Executive Magistrate extending their judicial custody by two more days.
An Executive Magistrate had earlier remanded them to five days of judicial custody on October 14.
The proceedings were initiated under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
The magistrate held that peace bonds of Rs 50,000 had been breached.
The petition was moved on October 20, 2026.
Provisions invoked:
Sections 126 and 170, BNSS
Peace bond amount:
Rs 50,000
Earlier remand:
five days, on October 14
Why it matters for exams: The preventive chapters of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, are current law syllabus.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
BNSS Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — The criminal procedure law that replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.