Bilaspur, Feb 10 (PTI): The Chhattisgarh High Court today rejected the bail application of rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites.

While turning down 61-year-old Sen's plea for bail, a division bench of justices T P Sharma and R L Jhanwar also dismissed the bail petition of Kolkata businessman Piyush Guha, who has also been awarded life term in the case.

The High Court had reserved its order on the bail pleas of Sen and Guha yesterday. Sen has also challenged his conviction in the case.

Elina Sen, wife of the rights activist, said an appeal will be filed in the Supreme Court challenging the High Court's decision.