New Delhi: A special court at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue District Courts on Tuesday, November 3, sought a response from the Delhi Police on the anticipatory bail plea filed by Congress MP and former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam in a sexual harassment case.The court also asked the investigating officer in the case to appear with the case file in the next hearing. The case revolves around Akoijam’s petition for protection from arrest in a criminal case accusing him of sexually assaulting at least ten students at JNU. A decision on his bail application is yet to be made.According to Live Law, the court has issued a notice to the police, asking for its opinion before considering the plea.The development comes a day after the Delhi high court stayed the JNU administration’s decision to fire Akoijam. In a separate proceeding, Justice Anup J. Bhambhani directed the university to keep its October 9 dismissal order in abeyance after Akoijam challenged the dismissal. The case before the high court, unlike the Rouse Avenue court, focuses on the legality of his termination from JNU.The Inner Manipur constituency MP was a professor in the division of social sciences at JNU, when he was accused of sexual harassment by multiple students in May. Following the complaints, other students also came forward to report instances of inappropriate comments made by him during classes.JNU issued a dismissal order against Akoijam on October 9, following an inquiry by the university’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), which reportedly recommended disciplinary action.According to PTI, the university’s dismissal order read, “Upon following the due process and considering all available facts and as per the report of the Internal Committee, the punishment of dismissal from the services of the university is hereby imposed.”Akoijam had denied all charges against him and has termed his dismissal as a form of “witch hunt.” The Delhi Police’s response to his anticipatory bail plea will be considered by the Rouse Avenue court on November 5. Meanwhile, the next hearing for Akoijam’s high court petition has been scheduled for January.