Swati Maliwal assault: Delhi HC reserves judgment on maintainability of Kejriwal aide's plea

The Delhi High Court on May 31 reserved its judgment on the maintainability of  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar's plea against his arrest in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal assault case.

While Kumar's lawyer senior advocate Hariharan urged the court to issue a notice to the Delhi Police in the case, senior advocate Sanjay Jain, who represented the police, objected to it as Kumar could have moved the trial court, seeking the same remedy.

Kumar, who was arrested for assaulting Maliwal on May 24, has been in police custody since then. On May 28, the Tis Hazari Court in Delhi dismissed his bail plea.

A couple of videos from the chief minister’s residence from the day of the incident on May 13 have surfaced on social media. One of them showed Maliwal having an argument with security personnel, while the other showed her walking out of the CM’s residence in the Civil Lines. Maliwal's advocate said that despite the fact that Kumar was in jail, Maliwal was receiving threats.