India, May 29 -- Bibhav Kumar, a key aide of the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Wednesday approached the Delhi high court against his arrest by the police in connection with the alleged assault case involving Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal.

The Delhi Police arrested Bibhav Kumar on May 18 amid a court hearing of his request for anticipatory bail. The following day, he was remanded in police custody for five days and later sent to judicial custody. On Monday, the court rejected Kumar's bail request and on Tuesday, he was remanded in police custody for three more days.

In his petition, Kumar told the high court that he was arrested without being served notice under section 41A of the Code of Criminal Proc...