Lawyers marching from the Supreme Court to Jantar Mantar were detained on October 10, 2026.
The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Advocates-on-Record Association passed resolutions seeking the Chief Justice’s intervention.
Bar and Bench reported release after the Solicitor General and the Bar Association intervened.
The Tribune reported release after the Chief Justice spoke to the authorities.
The reports did not carry a Delhi Police statement.
The Supreme Court Bar Association passed a resolution condemning the reported use of excessive force against, and the detention of, senior and young advocates, particularly women advocates.
The resolution asked the Chief Justice of India to step in, according to The Tribune.
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association also passed a resolution seeking urgent action, according to Bar and Bench.
The Bar Association asked for an examination of the detentions and of the reported use of force.
The reports available on October 10 did not include a statement from Delhi Police on the detention of the lawyers.
The reports did not say whether any inquiry into the alleged use of force has begun.
Delhi Police detained hundreds of people on October 10 as the CJP’s protest at Jantar Mantar was blocked, according to police figures of about 150 in the morning and about 500 arriving in groups.
The Supreme Court had said on October 9 that Delhi’s Metro, trains and roads cannot be shut down entirely ahead of the protest.
The Supreme Court Bar Association is the body of lawyers who practise in the Supreme Court.
A detention is a temporary holding by police, and it is different from an arrest, which involves a formal charge.
Lawyers detained by Delhi Police near the Supreme Court during the Cockroach Janta Party protest were released on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Bar and Bench reported that the lawyers were released after the Supreme Court Bar Association and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta intervened.
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