The Supreme Court today suspended the life sentence of CPI, Maoist, activist Narayan Sanyal and granted bail to him. Sanyal held guilty of committing sedition by a Chhattisgarh court in 2010.

A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya gave bail to 78-year-old Sanyal, considering his age and the fact that he has already spent over six years in jail since his arrest in 2006.

The bench said the concerned trial court would impose the condition to its satisfaction for Sanyal's release on bail.

Narayan Sanyal was convicted along with People's Union of Civil Liberties' Vice President Binayak Sen and a Kolkata businessman Piyush Guha for colluding with the Maoists in expanding their network in the state.

The three were also found guilty under the provisions of Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act and sentenced to five years jail term. Sanyal was also awarded 10 years imprisonment for being member of a terrorist outfit.