The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday stayed the arrest of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and poet Kumar Vishwas in connection with a case of allegedly making ‘inflammatory statements’ against Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of having links with ‘separatist elements’.
Senior advocate Chetan Mittal, counsel for Mr. Vishwas, told The Hindu that the High Court had put a stay on the arrest of Mr. Vishwas, and the detailed order was awaited.
Punjab police on April 12 registered a case at Rupnagar’s Sadar police station against Mr. Vishwas under different Sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place etc), 505 (whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), besides Section 125 of the Representation of People Act (Promoting enmity between classes in connection with election).
