New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to Uttar Pradesh on the bail application filed by Vikas Yadav, a prime accused in Nitish Katara murder case.

Issuing the notice, Justice A K Sikri asked the UP Government to file reply by December 18.

Vikas, son of former MP D P Yadav, approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail with a ground that his sister Bharati Yadav, a key witness in the case, completed her testimony in the trial court last week.

During her deposition, Bharati had given a clean chit to him by saying that she had no intimate relation with Katara, therefore he has no role behind the murder, Vikas said in the bail application.

In February 2002, Katara was allegedly killed by Vikas and his cousin, Vishal as they were against Bharati's intimacy with Katara.