Supreme Court today denied interim bail to Jailed AAP MLA Somnath Bharti in domestic violence and attempt to murder case lodged by his wife. The Apex Court also sought the presence of his wife before it on Monday to explore the possibility of mediation in the case. <br/><br/>The court, which said that Somnath Bharti's petition for anticipatory bail has become infructuous after his surrender, declined the oral plea of his counsel for grant of interim bail till October 5th.<br/><br/>A bench, comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy, said it will wait for the outcome of proceeding before the Magistrate where the controversial legislator will be produced on expiry of his two-day police custody today. <br/><br/>In the final order, the bench took on record the letter written by Mr Bharti's lawyer on his behalf that the AAP MLA from Malviya Nagar, was willing for settlement with his wife Lipika Mitra through mediation for the sake of their children.