Guwahati, Oct. 21 -- Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka on Wednesday withdrew their plea before the Delhi High Court challenging their judicial custody after the court expressed reluctance to entertain the matter in view of an available alternative legal remedy.

Justice Subramonium Prasad, who heard the petition, allowed the withdrawal without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case. The court advised the two leaders to await the proceedings before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) on Wednesday and file an appeal if their grievance persisted.

The petition was taken up after Das and Ranka sought an urgent hearing during the High Court's Dussehra break. They had challenged the SEM's October 19...