SC grants bail to Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav in Maliwal assault case
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 2
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in the Swati Maliwal assault case even as it said he can’t be reinstated as personal secretary to the Delhi Chief Minister or any political office associated with the Chief Minister’s Office.
“Mr ASG, the chargesheet has been filed. He has been under custody for over 100 days. And as per the medical report, the injuries are two bruises which are minor in nature… You cannot keep a person in jail for over 100 days when the injuries are simple. This is a case for bail. You should not be opposing it,” a Bench led by Justice Surya Kant told Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, who opposed his bail plea on behalf of the Delhi Police.
The Bench -– which also included Justice Ujjal Bhuyan — directed Kumar not to enter the Chief Minister’s residence till all witnesses in the case were examined and restrained him and AAP members from making any comment on the case till it is disposed of by the trial court.
Asking the prosecution to examine important and vulnerable private witnesses first, the top court directed the trial court to try to finish the examination of the vulnerable witnesses in three months.
