A controversial case in India took another turn this week when the nation's Supreme Court ordered that the arrest of a female lawyer be stayed. 

According to The Hindu, Deeksha Dwivedi has been accused of sedition as well as conspiring to wage war against India.

Charges came following fact-finding mission

The allegations came after Dwivedi participated in a fact-finding mission to the state of Manipur and then held a press meet for the National Federation of Indian Women.

Manipur has been the scene of deadly ethnic clashes between the predominantly Hindu Meitei and mostly Christian Kuki communities,

The BBC reported on Wednesday that at least 130 people have died since the violence broke out in May while another 60,000 have become refugees.

The news network noted that personnel from India's military have been deployed to the region as part of an effort to bring order.

Reports of gang rapes have emerged

Soldiers have gone so far as to remove weapons from police stations as well as take explosives away from construction sites so they cannot be used in furtherance of the mayhem.

Some of the violence has been sexual in nature and directed towards women, with accounts of gang rapes having emerged.

Deadly violence has plunged Manipur into turmoil for more than two months. Clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities have resulted in their complete segregation. @soutikBBC travelled to Churachandpur, where the violence began.https://t.co/aPh5EkISFD

— BBC News India (@BBCIndia) July 13, 2023

Siddharth Dave serves as Dwivedi's attorney, and he laid out details of his client's case during an appearance on Tuesday before Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud.

Prosecution ordered to provide documents

"We learn that the offenses are Section 121A, 124A, 153, 153A, and 153B of the Indian Penal Code. Two of the offenses are punishable with life imprisonment," Dave was quoted as saying.

What's more, Dave informed Chandrachud that he had not yet received a copy of the first information report (FIR).  Manipur Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is leading the case against Dwivedi.

"She is a member of our Bar. There is an apprehension that she might likely be arrested. She does not have a copy of the FIR," Chandrachud told Mehta.

"The Solicitor General may take instructions on the background of the case. List on Friday. Till 5 p.m. on Friday, no coercive steps will be taken against the petitioner," the chief justice said in his interim order.