A Delhi court on Friday granted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar four-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case.
The Tis Hazari court sent Bibhav Kumar to Tihar jail till May 28.
His lawyer questioned the need for his arrest in the case and cited the guidelines in the Arnesh Kumar case.
In the Arnesh Kumar and Satender Antil verdicts on the arrest and bail procedures, the Supreme Court noted that arrests should be an exception, in cases where the punishment is less than seven years of imprisonment, “even for a cognisable offence".
The Delhi Police said that according to the court's instructions, the police had allowed his family members and lawyer to meet him.
The lawyer said that both judicial custody and police custody affect Bibhav's freedom.
Bibhav's lawyer said that while judicial custody was for 14 days, the police were demanding four-day judicial custody. He questioned why a 14-day remand was not sought.
The police lawyer said that it was up to the investigating agency to decide the duration of the custody. After presenting Bibhav, the police requested the court to send him to judicial custody. The police told the Tis Hazari court that Bibhav's police custody was not required.
Bibhav Kumar was arrested on May 18 and was sent to five-day police custody
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