Bibhav Kumar
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CM Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar has approached the Delhi High Court seeking regular bail in the alleged attack case on AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. The bail plea is likely to be listed for hearing before a vacation bench of the High Court on June 14. Bibhav Kumar was sent to 14-day judicial custody on May 31.
A trial court in Tis Hazari had on June 7 refused to grant him bail, saying he was facing serious and grave charges and there was a possibility that he might influence witnesses. In his plea before the High Court, Bibhav said the trial court had failed to consider the fact that his further custody was not required as all evidence had been collected by the investigating officer and statements of witnesses had also been recorded.
While passing the bail rejection order, the Additional Sessions Judge failed to consider the fact that all the evidence in respect of the above FIR has been collected by the IO and statements of witnesses have also been recorded, therefore, the petitioner is not in custody. No useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in judicial custody, the plea said. Bibhav Kumar’s first bail plea was rejected on May 27 by another sessions court, which said that there was no pre-meditation by Maliwal in filing the FIR and her allegations could not be dismissed.
