Delhi CM’s close aide Bibhav Kumar moves Delhi HC, hearing on May 31

May 29, 2024

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear the plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s close aide Bibhav Kumar. Delhi HC will hear the plea on May 31 challenging his arrest in the assault case lodged by AAP MP Swati Maliwal. Earlier, the trial court denied bail saying that possibility of tampering of the evidence can not be ruled out.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav Kumar on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court. He sought direction to declare his arrest by Delhi Police as illegal and in gross violation of the provisions of Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In his plea, Bibhav Kumar also sought that Petitioner be paid appropriate compensation for his illegal arrest, in deliberate and blatant violation of the provisions of law.


The Delhi Police arrested close aide of Delhi CM, Bibhav Kumar on May 18. He was accused of assaulting Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.

“Departmental action be initiated against the unknown erring officials, who were involved in the decision making viz. the arrest of the Petitioner,” stated the plea.

Recently the trial court dismissed Bibhav’s bail petition and stated that the investigation is at an initial stage and influencing of witnesses and tampering with evidence cannot be ruled out.

Trial Court further said, “The investigation is still at the nascent stage and the apprehension of influencing the witnesses or tampering with the evidence cannot be ruled out. Keeping in view the allegations made against the applicant, at this stage, no ground for bail is made out.”

“The allegations raised by the victim have to be taken at their face value and cannot be swiped away. The mere delay in registering the FIR would not have much impact on the case as the injuries are apparent in the MLC after four days. There seems to be no pre-meditation on the part of the victim as if it would have been so, then the FIR would have been registered on the same day,” said the court.