India, July 17 -- The Delhi high court on Friday issued notice in the bail application filed by student activist Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots.

A bench of justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajn sought Delhi Police's response and fixed August 27 as the next date of hearing.

"Issue notice. List on August 27," the court said in its order.

Sharjeel through his lawyer Ibrahim and Talib Mustafa moved the high court against the trial court's July 4 order.

The trial court on July 4 had denied Sharjeel and Umar Khalid's bail holding that there were no grounds to "entertain" the fresh plea as it could not even examine whether circumstances had changed since the Supreme Court rejected the...