Prateek Tanmay
2 min readNew DelhiJul 3, 2026 04:22 AM IST
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday Meghalaya’s appeal challenging the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who was arrested in connection with the May 23 murder of her newlywed husband, Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in the hill state.
A Shillong court had granted her bail on April 27, saying the grounds of arrest had not been effectively communicated to her. The state’s appeal challenging the order was dismissed by the Meghalaya High Court on June 29.
Appearing for the state, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the plea challenging the HC order before a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Sheel Nagu. He told the bench that what is being referred to as failure to communicate the exact grounds is only a typographical error in the memo of arrest wherein Section 403 of the BNS, was mentioned instead of Section 103 of the BNS.
Seeking an urgent hearing, Mehta added that there was a chance of the accused absconding if released. The court agreed to list it on Friday.
The state’s plea said that the accused got bail in her fourth attempt and three of her pleas were rejected by the trial court, citing that she was a flight risk and there was a likelihood of her tampering with the evidence considering her past conduct.
The state added that the trial court while rejecting her third bail application, had recorded that it was an elaborately planned crime and she and her accomplice Raj Kushwaha made attempts to destroy the evidence.
Sonam was arrested on June 9, 2025, and has been lodged in the District Prison and Correctional Home, Shillong.
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The chargesheet was filed on September 5 and Sonam pleaded not guilty following the framing of charges.
