All you need to know about charges against Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar
New Delhi: Bibhav Kumar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide, was arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly assaulting Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Swati Maliwal on Saturday.
It was on Friday that the Delhi Police registered an FIR against Bibhav Kumar after Swati Maliwal gave a written complaint to the Police.
The Delhi Police have registered a case against Bibhav Kumar under section 308, 341, 354B, 506 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
What does section 308 of IPC say?
Section 308 of IPC deals with the offence of attempt to commit culpable Homicide.
Section 308 is a non-bailable offence and is punishable with seven years jail term and reads as “Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.”
What does section 341 of IPC say?
While section 341 deals with the offence of wrongful restraint and says, “Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.”
This is a bailable offence.
What does section 354B of IPC say?
Section 354 B of the IPC deals with criminal assault against a woman with intent to disrobe.
Any man who assaults or uses criminal force to any woman or abets such act with the intention of disrobing1 or compelling her to be naked, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
This is a non bailable offence.
What do sections 506, 509 of IPC say?
Section 506 and 509 of the IPC deal with the offence of criminal intimidation & insulting the modesty of a woman.
Both are bailable offences.
Section 506 says “Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both”
While section 509 reads “Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and also with fine.”