Chief Secretary assault case: Delhi HC grants bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted a bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Chief Secretary assault case.

Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash had alleged that during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence he was assaulted by the AAP MLAs.

On February 20, the Chief Secretary had lodged a police complaint and alleged that he was manhandled by the two lawmakers.

Khan and Prakash Jarwal were arrested in the case on February 21.

The court had on March 9 granted bail to AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal in the chief secretary assault case with a warning that any such illegal activity in future would lead to the cancellation of his bail.

A magisterial court had earlier denied bail to both of them, saying the matter cannot be treated in "a casual and routine manner" while dubbing them as "history-sheeters".

Prakash had alleged that the attack was "premeditated" and a "conspiracy" of all those who were present at a meeting there last night.

Since the party has come to power in Delhi, the bureaucracy and the AAP dispensation have clashed on a range of issues.

In December, 2015, when Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain suspended two special secretaries, IAS and DANICS (Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service)officers went on mass leave against the move.