India, Feb. 20 -- The Delhi high court on Friday issued notice on a bail petition filed by Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in the Sagar Dhankar murder case, and sought responses from the Delhi Police and the deceased's family.

Although the Delhi high court had granted him bail in March last year, the Supreme Court set aside that order on August 13, observing that the possibility of Kumar exercising a "domineering influence" over witnesses or causing delays in the trial could not be ruled out.

A bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani fixed May 4 as the next date of hearing but flagged the Supreme Court of India's August 13, 2025, order cancelling Kumar's bail.

Observing that the apex court had already taken a view, the bench remarked, "On...