Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were among 14 CJP members hauled in on 13 October for trespassing at de‑notified Jantar Mantar, where police had filed two FIRs citing disobedience and obstruction.
The Delhi court also placed national organiser Ajinkya Shinde under preventive arrest – he was freed after posting a ₹5,000 bond and a six‑month good‑behaviour undertaking.
Under the 2023 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, judicial custody means the accused is confined in a prison under a magistrate’s supervision, not the police. The court’s five‑day remand sits within the 60‑day total detention cap for non‑capital offences.
Police custody, by contrast, is held in a lock‑up for interrogation and can last up to 15 days, while preventive arrest allows an officer to detain a person without a warrant if a cognisable offence is about to be committed.
For the party, the immediate consequence is a five‑day jail stint followed by a bail hearing; if bail is denied, the case will proceed to trial under the BNSS framework.