Maliwal assault case: HC reserves order on bail plea by Delhi CM's aide

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will on July 12 pronounce order on whether to grant bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals aide Bibhav Kumar in the case pertaining to alleged assault on AAP MP Swati MaliwalJustice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta reserved verdict on the bail plea moved by Kumar in relation to the case after hearing his counsel as well as the lawyers appearing for the Delhi Police and MaliwalOrder reserved Keep for order on Friday the judge saidSenior counsel for the police opposed the bail plea saying investigation is going on and a charge sheet would be filed on or before July 16On or before July 16 we will file the charge sheet We are in the midst of investigation said senior advocate Sanjay Jain representing the policeMaliwal was also present in the court and said she has been subjected to threats trolling and victim shaming since the incidentNot only was I brutally assaulted my entire lifes work has been taken away she saidMaliwal said post the incident several ministers of her own party as well as the chief minister came out in support of the accused as they claimed that she has ldquofiled a false caserdquoKumars senior lawyer argued that his custody was no longer required as the probe was overHe has entered day 54th in custody All necessary investigation is complete This amounts to petrial punishment said the lawyerIt was also contended that there was no reason as to why the chief ministers political secretary would assault a member of ParliamentIt is highly unimaginable that without any cause the political secretary will choose to beat her up the reason behind the FIR that I can manage to think is that it is a question of ego he saidKumars lawyer also emphasised that no offence under section 308 attempt to commit culpable homicide was made out and no notice was given by the police before arresting himCase under section 308 is not made out There are two bruises one of cheek and one of thigh Nature of the complaint belies natural conduct it was submittedThe police said there was an apprehension that the petitioner could influence the investigation and tamper with evidenceThe court was also assured that Kumar was arrested in due compliance with all the lawsKumar presently in judicial custody allegedly assaulted Maliwal on May 13 at Kejriwals official residence He was arrested on May 18An FIR was registered against Kumar on May 16 under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code including those related to criminal intimidation assault or criminal force on a woman with the intent to disrobe and attempt to commit culpable homicideThe Tis Hazari court had on June 7 refused to grant bail to Kumar saying he was facing grave and serious charges and that there was an apprehension that he could influence witnessesKumars first bail plea was dismissed on May 27 by another sessions court which said there appeared to be no premeditation by Maliwal in lodging the FIR and that her allegations could not be swiped awayThe petition has said the present instance was a classic case of abuse of criminal machinery as although both Kumar and Maliwal lodged complaints against each other only her matter was being investigatedThe complainant is an influential person being the Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha and no investigation is being done on the part of complaint given by the petitioner regarding breach by the complainant is demonstrated by the Breach Report prepared at the date of incident by the Officials deputed at the CM Camp Office the plea saidThe entire allegations as levelled by the complainant are not only unbelievableunnatural but clearly depict the falsity in the same The complainant realised that her act of misbehaviourmisconducttrespass had been recorded in CCTV cameras and further the pressure and threats are of no help for meeting with the Honrsquoble Chief Minister accordingly she left the premises by threatening the complainant and the staff members of dire consequences it alleged Another bench of the high court has reserved its verdict on Kumars petition challenging his arrestThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever