The Delhi High Court denied bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in the case of the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal on Friday.
Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta dismissed Kumar’s bail plea, saying no ground to grant him the relief was made out, reported PTI.
Earlier on Wednesday, the court reserved the order and said it will on July 12 pronounce order on whether to grant bail to Kumar.
Kumar, presently in judicial custody, allegedly assaulted Maliwal on May 13 at Kejriwal’s official residence. He was arrested on May 18.
An FIR was registered against Kumar on May 16 under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including those related to criminal intimidation, assault or criminal force on a woman with the intent to disrobe and attempt to commit culpable homicide.
The Tis Hazari court had on June 7 refused to grant bail to Kumar, saying he was facing “grave and serious” charges and that there was an apprehension that he could influence witnesses.
Kumar’s first bail plea was dismissed on May 27 by another sessions court which said there appeared to be no “pre-meditation” by Maliwal in lodging the FIR and that her allegations could not be “swiped away”.
The petition has said the present instance was a “classic case” of abuse of criminal machinery as although both Kumar and Maliwal lodged complaints against each other, only her matter was being investigated.
“The complainant is an influential person being the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and no investigation is being done on the part of complaint given by the petitioner regarding breach by the complainant is demonstrated by the Breach Report prepared at the date of incident by the Officials deputed at the CM Camp Office,” the plea said.
“The entire allegations, as levelled by the complainant are not only unbelievable/unnatural, but clearly depict the falsity in the same. The complainant realised that her act of misbehaviour/misconduct/trespass had been recorded in CCTV cameras and further the pressure and threats are of no help for meeting with the Hon’ble Chief Minister, accordingly she left the premises by threatening the complainant and the staff members of dire consequences,” it alleged. Another bench of the high court has reserved its verdict on Kumar’s petition challenging his arrest.
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