SC grants bail to Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case

The Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in the Swati Maliwal assault case.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that Bibhav Kumar has been in jail for around 100 days, and if released on bail, no prejudice will be caused to the investigation of the case since the Delhi Police had already filed its charge sheet before the trial court.

Imposing a slew of conditions, the apex court ordered that Kumar will not be restored to his position of personal secretary to the Delhi CM or given any official assignment in the Chief Minister’s



Office. Bibhav Kumar shall not enter the Chief Minister’s residence till all the private, vulnerable witnesses are examined.

Apart from the conditions to be set by the trial court, Bibhav Kumar or his associates will not make any public comments regarding the case, as per the SC’s order.

An FIR was registered against Kumar on the written complaint of Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, who alleged that Kumar assaulted her when she went to meet Kejriwal at his residence on 13th of May. Following the complaint, Kumar was arrested on 18th of May.