Human rights activist Binayak Sen's bail plea adjourned till Feb 9
Friday, 28 January 2011, 20:22 IST
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Bilaspur: The Chhattisgarh High Court adjourned the hearing of the bail plea of human rights activist Binayak Sen till February 9. Sen is at present lodged in a central jail in Raipur after he was sentenced to life term by a trial court in Raipur on December 24 on sedition charges over his links with Maoist ideologue Narayan Sanyal. During the hearing on Tuesday, Sen's lawyer Surendra Singh contended that not a single document seized in connection with the case indicated that Sen had committed any offence that amounts to sedition. "Documents were planted by police to establish some connection of Sen with the Maoists," he argued. Appearing for Sen, senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Monday had argued for over two hours for grant of bail and described the trial court verdict as one based only on police versions. An eight-member delegation of the European Union were present at the court during the hearing on Monday.
Source: IANS
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