New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday deferred to September 30 the hearing on the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case after the Delhi Police sought an adjournment.

A bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt listed the matters for hearing on September 30. Special Public Prosecutor Madhukar Pandey submitted that Additional Solicitor General SV Raju was unavailable for health reasons and sought a deferment.

The Delhi Police, meanwhile, has opposed the fresh bail pleas of Khalid and Imam, contending that the proceedings have been instituted before the stage fixed by the Supreme Court for renewal of their bail applications.

In its reply before the High Court, t...