A bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said that at this stage, the possibility of tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses by the accused, who was also private secretary to the Delhi CM, cannot be ruled out.
Earlier on May 27, a court here had refused to release CM Kejriwal's aide on bail. Bibhav Kumar's lawyer argued that Maliwal went to the CM residence with the intention of defaming his colleague. Questioning the three-day delay in filing the FIR, he argued that Vibhav Kumar was not present at the CM residence at the time of the incident and Maliwal had no appointment.
Kumar was arrested on May 18 in connection with the attack on Maliwal on May 13 and was produced late in the night before a local court, which sent him to five-day police custody.
Delhi Police had registered a case against Kumar after he allegedly assaulted Maliwal at the Chief Minister's residence.
The FIR lodged at Civil Lines police station includes sections 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 341 (wrongful restraint), 354 (B) (assault or use of criminal force with intent to disarm a woman), 506 (criminal intimidation). ) includes charges under. ), and section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the dignity of a woman).
Earlier on May 27, a court here had refused to release CM Kejriwal's aide on bail. Bibhav Kumar's lawyer argued that Maliwal went to the CM residence with the intention of defaming his colleague. Questioning the three-day delay in filing the FIR, he argued that Vibhav Kumar was not present at the CM residence at the time of the incident and Maliwal had no appointment.
Kumar was arrested on May 18 in connection with the attack on Maliwal on May 13 and was produced late in the night before a local court, which sent him to five-day police custody.
Delhi Police had registered a case against Kumar after he allegedly assaulted Maliwal at the Chief Minister's residence.
The FIR lodged at Civil Lines police station includes sections 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 341 (wrongful restraint), 354 (B) (assault or use of criminal force with intent to disarm a woman), 506 (criminal intimidation). ) includes charges under. ), and section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the dignity of a woman).
