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Supreme Court grants bail to Binayak Sen, seems to think that the conviction for sedition not correct

The recent conviction of the left-leaning Doctor, Binayak Sen, by a court in Chhattisgarh for sedition, and for helping Maoists in their efforts to overthrow the power of the state has always been controversial. For his supporters, the legal evidence that helped to get him convicted was nebulous, and not on firm legal ground; in fact, his supporters state that the efforts of the state Government to get him convicted was done, not based on the legal evidence, but based on the need of the State Government to try and shut up an outspoken supporter of the rights of the people. On the other hand, the state Government contends that he is actually a Maoist who provided support to jailed Naxalites, and is as much a part of the movement as any of the gun carrying people on the ground. Further, his conviction was done by a trial court, an independent judiciary, and was all legal and proper.
The cause of Binayak Sen has become much more famous, not just isolated to the state; he had a number of supporters who are campaigning to get him set free, and this happened in a number of cities in the country; and of course, like many other people who lean left, he has a number of supported internationally as well. In fact, a group of observers representing the European Union nations wanted permission to attend his trial, and they got the required permissions as well.
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