Tags: Vinayak Sen , PUCL leader , SC , New Delhi

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of prominent civil rights activist Binayak Sen, who is lodged in a Chhattisgarh jail for the past two years.

A vacation bench of Justices Markandey Katju and Deepak Verma ordered Sen's release on his submitting a personal bond to the satisfaction of the local trial court.

A prominent PUCL leader, Sen was arrested by the Chhattisgarh police for allegedly colluding with certain naxalite leaders in their activities, a charge denied by him.

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