Supreme Court to Hear Meghalaya's Appeal Against Bail in Honeymoon Murder Case
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday an appeal filed by the state of Meghalaya challenging the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who was arrested in connection with the murder of her husband, Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in the hill state last year.
Sonam Raghuvanshi allegedly plotted the murder of Raja, her newlywed husband, on May 23, 2024. A Shillong court granted her bail on April 27, 2025, stating that the grounds of arrest had not been effectively communicated to her. The state government appealed this order, but the Meghalaya High Court dismissed the appeal on June 29, 2025.
Appearing for the state, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the plea challenging the High Court order before a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Sheel Nagu. He submitted that the failure to communicate the exact grounds was due to a typographical error in the memo of arrest, where Section 403 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was mentioned instead of Section 103 of the BNS.
The Supreme Court will now examine the matter and decide on the validity of the bail granted to the accused.
