India, March 28 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by contractor Himanshu Gupta, seeking bail in connection with the death of a 25-year-old motorcyclist in an uncovered excavation pit dug for sewer work in Janakpuri, West Delhi.

A bench of justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought the Delhi Police's response against a trial court order issued on March 23 and scheduled the next hearing for March 30.

"Issue notice. Let a status report be filed," the court said in the order.

Kamal Dhyani, a resident of Palam village, plunged into a deep pit on the intervening night of February 5 and 6 on a public road in Janakpuri. The excavation had been carried out to rehabilitate sewer lines under a project of the ...