Swati Maliwal assault case: Court extends Bibhav Kumar's judicial custody till July 16
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Bibhav Kumar accused of assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal, faces judicial custody extension till July 16.
A court in New Delhi on July 6 extended till July 16 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar.
Mr. Kumar is accused of assaulting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on May 13 at the Chief Minister's official residence.
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Mr. Kumar was produced through video conferencing before Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal who extended his judicial custody.
Mr. Kumar was arrested on May 18. He was sent to police custody for five days the same day by a magisterial court, which observed that his anticipatory bail plea had become infructuous because of his arrest.
On May 24, he was sent to four days judicial custody, following which he was again remanded in police custody for three days.
An FIR was registered against Mr. Kumar on May 16 under various Indian Penal Code provisions, including those related to criminal intimidation, assault or criminal force on a woman with the intent to disrobe and attempt to commit culpable homicide.
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