India, June 26 -- New Delhi

The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued a notice in former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Naresh Balyan's plea, seeking bail, in connection with a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) case lodged against him with links to UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan.

A bench of justice Manoj Jain directed the Delhi Police, represented by special public prosecutor Amit Prasad and Akhand Pratap Singh, to file a status report and scheduled the next hearing for July 3.

"Issue notice. Let an updated status report be filed by the Delhi police with advance copy to the opposite side. List before the roster bench on July 3," the court said in its order.

The court also directed Tihar Jail officials to file a repo...