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Magistrate recuses from CJP leaders' bail hearing citing threats, sparking accusations of procedural delay
The bail hearing for Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka was postponed on Sunday after the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) recused himself, citing threats to his life. Delhi police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for criminal intimidation. CJP legal head Ratna Singh accused authorities of deliberate delays, noting the magistrate arrived late and rejected four sureties on vague grounds. Das and Ranka remain in judicial custody after breaching barricades at Jantar Mantar, a site recently denotified as a protest venue.