Delhi Police has filed a petition challenging the trial court's order to provide a list of unrelied documents to Bibhav Kumar, the main accused in the Swati Maliwal assault case. The next hearing is scheduled for March 11.
Maliwal's remarks are a veiled reference to the assault case, wherein she alleged AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's personal aide, Bibhav Kumar of 'assaulting' her at the then CM's residence.
Tis Hazari court on Wednesday dismissed the revision of Bibhav Kumar challenging an order of cognizance taken against him in a case filed by AAP MP Swati Maliwal.
Additional Sessions Judge Abhishek Goyal issued a notice to Delhi Police and sought a response to the petition. The matter has been listed next month for a hearing.
Bibhav Kumar, accused in the alleged assault case of Swati Maliwal and a close aide of the former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Monday filed a revision petition challenging the cognizance of the charge sheet filed against him.
Tis Hazari court on Tuesday directed Delhi police to supply a list of statements and documents/material seized by it to accused Bibhav Kumar. He has been charged sheeted in a case registered for allegedly assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal in May this year.
Swati Maliwal claimed that the Delhi Chief Minister's wife who was home at the time she was assaulted by Bibhav Kumar was feeling "very relieved" after he got bailed.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide, Bibhav Kumar, and AAP's former communication head, Vijay Nair, have been released from Tihar Jail after being granted bail by the Supreme Court on Monday.
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar, accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal.
The Tis Hazari Court on Saturday sought a reply from the Investigation Officer (IO) on Bibhav Kumar's plea seeking a direction for pagination of the charge sheet and documents supplied to his counsel.