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NEW DELHI: A Delhi tribunal has allowed Bibhav Kumar, erstwhile adjutant to ex-chief curate Arvind Kejriwal, to question to Sri Lanka for a household abrogation betwixt August 13 and 22, PTI reported. Kumar, who is accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, had sought support citing idiosyncratic commitments.
The tribunal accepted his plea, observing that determination was nary worldly suggesting helium posed a formation risk.Additional Sessions Judge Bhupinder Singh noted that Kumar “has not lone the close but besides work towards his household for taking them for a household vacation.” In an bid dated July 7, the tribunal added, “No specified behaviour of the accused has been brought to the announcement of the court, since helium was released connected bail, that whitethorn dissuade this tribunal to see the supplication made by the accused to question abroad.”The justice further said that Kumar had earlier received a no-objection certificate to renew his passport, which had not been challenged by the prosecution. The further lawman commissioner of police, North district, had argued that determination was nary exigency warranting overseas travel, but the tribunal dismissed that concern.“I find nary reasons arsenic to wherefore the exertion should not beryllium allowed, much so, erstwhile the adjacent day of proceeding is overmuch aboriginal than the intended dates of travel,” the justice said, portion imposing conditions specified arsenic a fixed deposit of ?5 lakh and a request that Kumar pass the tribunal of his instrumentality wrong 72 hours.
No hold of his enactment would beryllium allowed.Kumar is accused of assaulting Maliwal astatine Kejriwal’s past authoritative residence connected May 13, 2024. He was arrested 5 days aboriginal and granted bail by the Supreme Court successful September. The FIR includes charges of transgression intimidation, battle with intent to disrobe, and effort to perpetrate culpable homicide.(With PTI inputs)
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