Soni Sori, the tribal teacher who was held in New Delhi last October on charges of being a Maoist conduit was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, reports said.

Sori was accused of receiving "protection money" on behalf of Maoists from the Essar Group.

But she claims she was falsely implicated in a number of cases linking her to Maoist activities.

The Supreme Court had admitted Sori's bail plea in September and had sought response from Chhattisgarh government.

She had approached the apex court challenging the Chhattisgarh high court order denying them bail on July 8, 2013.

Sori has been lodged at the Raipur Central Jail since October 2011. She was arrested on October 4, 2011 in New Delhi by a Chhattisgarh police team.

She was then taken to Dantewada for interrogation but was not produced before court. Sori has alleged that she was raped and mistreated by the police. The Chhattisgarh police claimed she fell in a bathroom.