New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi Police on a bail plea filed by 2020 Delhi riots accused Abdul Khalid Saifi, even as it observed that his role cannot be treated on a par with the other five accused who were granted bail by the top court last month.

A bench of justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale issued notice on the petition moved by Saifi, founder of the United Against Hate campaign, challenging the September 2, 2025, order of the Delhi High Court denying him bail along with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholars Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.

Saifi sought parity with the top court's January 5 order granting bail to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Mohd Saleem and...