Delhi Special Executive Magistrate releases CJP's Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das on a one-year peace bond
11 October 2026
A Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) Court in New Delhi on 11 October 2026 released Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das of the CJP, who had been placed under preventive arrest the previous day.
Delhi Police said the three were produced before the SEM, Delhi Cantt, and that all due legal procedures were followed.
They were released on furnishing a surety bond of 50 thousand rupees for maintaining peace and good behaviour for a period of one year.
The CJP had led protests in Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
In plain words
SEM Special Executive Magistrate — An executive magistrate empowered to deal with matters such as security for keeping the peace.
Preventive arrest Preventive arrest — Arrest made to prevent the commission of an offence rather than to punish one already committed.
SIR Special Intensive Revision — An intensive house-to-house revision of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission.