The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to the convicted human rights activist and journalist Seema Azad and her husband Vishwa Vijay. Both are jailed at Naini central jail in Allahabad undergoing life imprisonment in connection with a case of sedition.A division bench of the court comprising Justices Dharnidhar Jha and Ashok Pal Singh passed the order on their appeal against the lower court judgment on June 8 this year. Ms Azad and her husband were arrested by the police in 2010 for indulging in alleged Maoist activities. They were booked under various sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act including waging war against the state.Our Allahabad correspondent reports that Ms Azad is the Organising Secretary of the People's Union for Civil Liberties, PUCL, in the state. She also edited a magazine called Dastak.