Binayak Sen

May 14, 2007 : Chhattisgarh police arrest Binayak Sen on charges of carrying messages between Piyush Guha, a businessman, and Narayan Sanyal, a Maoist ideologue May 25 : Chhattisgarh govt claims he is a threat to state Aug 3 : Police file chargesheets Dec 10 : Two-judge SC bench denies bail to Sen Mar 15-Apr 11, 2008 :Sen kept in solitary confinement Apr 21 : Sen awarded Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights by the Global Health Council May 30 : Trial begins in Raipur Dec 3 : Supplementary chargesheet filed May 4, 2009 : SC issues notice to Chhattisgarh govt questioning Sen’s detention May 25 : Sen released on bail Nov 23-26 : Trial resumes in Raipur sessions court Sep 28, 2010 : Prosecution finishes presenting evidence Dec 24 : Raipur sessions court delivers verdict, finding Sen, Narayan Sanyal and Piyush Guha guilty of sedition and conspiracy. Sen sentenced to life term Feb 10 : Sen challenges HC order rejecting his bail plea April 15 : SC says no case of sedition is made out against Sen, grants him bail