The Supreme Court on July 11 stayed the arrest of a woman lawyer who took part in a fact-finding mission to violence-hit Manipur and subsequently held a press meet for the National Federation of Indian Women.
Appearing before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud in an urgent mentioning, senior advocate Siddharth Dave said the lawyer, Deeksha Dwivedi, has been accused of sedition and conspiracy to wage war against India among other offences.
Mr. Dave said Ms. Dwivedi was a lawyer for four years and she was part of three-member team which visited Manipur and then held the press conference.