Student protests became arson: Court cites France riots during CJP leaders' hearing

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday referred to the ongoing student-led protests in France that escalated into arson and looting while hearing a matter involving the arrest of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.The court stressed that police permission for demonstrations was meant not merely to restrict protesters but also to prevent other people from joining and disrupting them.The remarks came as the High Court agreed to urgently hear a plea by the CJP leaders challenging the order extending their judicial custody, which ends today.During the hearing, the High Court questioned the decision to hold enter Jantar Mantar after it had been denotified as a protest site and said, "Barricades are there for a purpose. When you go and break a barricade, the chances of more people coming there is there — persons who might not be under your control." - Ends