Court Directs Disclosure of Unrelied Evidence in Kejriwal Aide's Case

A court directed the prosecution to supply a list of unrelied documents in the case involving Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, accused of assaulting MP Swati Maliwal. Judicial Magistrate Gaurav Goyal stated only a list, not the actual documents, needs to be provided as per judicial precedents.

A local court has ordered the prosecution in the case against Bibhav Kumar, a former aide of ex-chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, to deliver a list of documents not utilized by the prosecution but seized during the investigation of an alleged assault incident.

Judicial Magistrate Gaurav Goyal emphasized that according to legal precedents, a list of both relied and unrelied documents must be given to the accused. Despite the prosecution's resistance, the court affirmed that denying the list contradicted established judicial norms.

The case concerns Kumar's purported assault on Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at an official residence. Currently on bail, Kumar also petitioned for the provision of certain key documents, including deficient call records and CCTV footage updates, which investigators claim are pending or unobtainable due to sensitivity.

(With inputs from agencies.)