New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a bail petition filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, while also seeking Delhi Police's response to his plea for interim bail.

A bench of justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan directed additional solicitor general SV Raju and advocate Dhruv Pande, appearing for Delhi Police, to file replies to Khalid's appeal against a May 4 trial court order rejecting his bail and to his application seeking interim bail.

The matter has been listed for hearing on August 27, when the court will also hear co-accused Sharjeel Imam's challenge to the same trial court order.

"Considering the nature of the matter, iss...