Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Saturday extended judicial custody of Bibhav Kumar, a former aide to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, till June 22. He was presented through video conferencing (vc) after the expiry of judicial custody.
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from Delhi Police on a bail plea moved by Bibhav Kumar, an aide of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the Swati Maliwal alleged assault case.
Recently, Delhi's Tis Hazari Court dismissed the regular bail plea of Bibhav Kumar. The Court dismissed the bail application in view of threats received by the victim, Swati Maliwal and apprehension of influencing the witnesses by the accused.
Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar, the head of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) legal cell, said on Friday that an application will be filed for his bail in connection with the alleged assault on Swati Maliwal.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal hit out at the party on Friday alleging that an attempt was made to portray her as a "villain" and Delhi Chief Minister's aide Bibhav Kumar as a "hero" after she made assault allegations against him.
Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Friday remanded Chief Minister's aide Bibhav Kumar for 14-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged assault on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal.
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved an order on maintainability on a plea moved by Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in the Swati Maliwal assault case.
The bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora after hearing the initial submissions, termed the plea as 'publicity interstate litigation' and refused to entertain the plea.
The Delhi High Court agreed to hear the plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar on May 31 challenging his arrest in the assault case lodged by AAP MP Swati Maliwal.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction to declare his arrest by Delhi Police as illegal and in gross violation of the provisions of Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure.