A Delhi court has denied a plea of former Delhi University lecturer SAR Gilani for handing him back his mobile phone, seized by city police in connection with a sedition case.

Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh dismissed the application moved by Gilani's counsel, after police submitted that the mobile phone has been sent to Forensic Science Laboratory for examination.

The court, however, directed the city police to release Gilani's car and other articles seized in the case.

A court had granted bail to Gilani on March 19 in the case on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 50,000 with one surety of the like amount.

Earlier on February 19, a magisterial court had dismissed the bail plea of Gilani, who was arrested on February 16 after the police had alleged that "hatred" was being generated against the government.