New Delhi: The Supreme Court expressed strong disapproval of Bibhav Kumar, an aide to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Thursday. The court noted the incident and questioned Kumars behavior, saying it was shocked and a goon. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan heard arguments on Kumars appeal against the Delhi High Courts decision to deny him bail. The appeal followed a magisterial court in Delhi rejecting his initial bail application in May.Judges question Kumars sense of self-importanceIs the Chief Ministers bungalow a private residence Is that office required to keep such goons Is this the way it is We are shocked. The question is how this happened, the bench noted. The bench also noted that Maliwal had asked Kumar to stop assaulting her but the latter continued.The Supreme Court reprimanded Kumar for his behavior, questioning his sense of self-importance and asking, What does he think (of himself) Does he have power in his head You made it look as if a goon had entered the premises. Does Bibhav Kumar have any shame in doing this Swati Maliwal is a young woman.You were the former secretary, if the victim had no right to stay there, you had no right to stay there. Do you think anyone present in that room would have had the guts to say anything against Bibhav Court added. Kumar denies charges, claims unjust imprisonmentBibhav Kumar faces allegations of physically assaulting Swati Maliwal at the official residence of the Delhi Chief Minister on May 13. In his plea to the high court, Kumar argued that he had been unjustly imprisoned for over 25 days and presented a medico-legal report that he claimed contradicted Maliwals account of her injuries, suggesting that her version of events was not supported by medical evidence.As stated in the First Information Report (FIR), Swati Maliwal alleged that Bibhav Kumar subjected her to a brutal assault, slapping her 7-8 times and repeatedly kicking her in the stomach and pelvis, despite her pleas to stop. The FIR also notes that Maliwal was menstruating at the time of the alleged attack.
