Nair, Bibhav walk out of Tihar Jail

Former communication incharge of AAP Vijay Nair and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar on Tuesday walked out of Tihar Jail, a day after they were granted bail in different cases by the Supreme Court.

Nair, who spent 22 months in Tihar in connection with the excise policy case, came out of the jail around 6 pm.

Kumar, who was in judicial custody in connection with AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal’s assualt case, came out of the jail earlier at 2 pm. He was received by his family members, jail officials said.

On Monday, the Supreme Court granted bail to Kumar, noting that he has been in custody for more than 100 days.

Meanwhile, a court here on Tuesday issued the release order of Kumar on a personal bail bond and surety of Rs 1 lakh each.

The court also imposed other conditions on bail, including that Kumar will not threaten witnesses and tamper with evidence. He will also have to attend court proceedings regularly.