Dipke was released by the Special Executive Magistrate after furnishing a conditional bail bond. One of the key conditions requires him to ensure that there is no breach of peace on his part for a period of one year. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was granted conditional bail on Saturday, a day after he was detained while heading to Connaught Place in New Delhi and subsequently arrested.
In a post on X, Singh said, “The SEM Court should release Abhijeet Dipke, as his arrest is unlawful. The development came hours after Ratna Singh, head of legal affairs for the CJP, challenged the legality of Dipke’s detention and urged the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) Court to order his immediate release. Singh alleged violations of fundamental rights and due process, questioning how appealing to people to participate in a peaceful national demonstration could be treated as an offence. He merely urged people to unfurl the Tiranga – how can that by itself be a crime?”
Protests Against Election Commission Continue
The authorities had imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), restricting public assemblies in central Delhi. “The manner in which he was picked up from right outside his residence, no information about his whereabouts, and the fact that even his lawyers have been unable to meet him raise serious concerns about due process and fundamental rights. How can such an apparent abuse of power be justified in a democracy governed by the rule of law? Delhi Police cannot do unlawful acts under the garb of preventive detention,” she added. The proposed rally was part of the party’s campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls. Dipke’s detention comes amid continuing demonstrations by Opposition leaders, INDIA bloc parties and student organisations against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and its handling of the electoral process. With Dipke now granted bail subject to a peace bond, the latest development marks another turn in the ongoing dispute between the party and Delhi Police over its planned demonstrations in the national capital.
Singh had earlier said Dipke was scheduled to be produced before the SEM at Mandir Marg Police Station around noon on Saturday.
