Court junks Kumar's anticipatory bail plea as 'infructuous'

Bibhav Kumar’s anticipatory bail plea has become infructuous as he has been arrested, a Delhi court observed on Saturday.

Additional Sessions Judge Sushil Anuj Tyagi, while dictating the order to the court staff on the anticipatory bail plea, noted that Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Kumar Srivastava appeared through videoconferencing around 4.45 pm and informed the court that Kumar has already been arrested in the case.

“On court query, the additional public prosecutor for the state submitted that the applicant was arrested at about 4.15 pm,” the judge said.

The judge noted Srivastava’s submissions that Kumar’s wife had been duly informed about his arrest.

“Since the applicant (Kumar) has already been arrested, the present application is disposed of being infructuous,” the court said.

“Copy of this order be also sent to the investigating officer or station house officer concerned for information and necessary action,” it said.

Earlier in the day, the court had reserved its order on the plea filed before it on Saturday.