The Meghalaya High Court on Monday upheld the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, dismissing the State government’s challenge to the Shillong court’s order. The judgment was delivered by Justice W. Diengdoh.
The State had approached the High Court seeking cancellation of the bail granted by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Judicial), Shillong, on April 27, 2026. The trial court had held that Sonam’s arrest suffered from procedural infirmities, observing that the investigating agency had failed to properly communicate the grounds of arrest by not informing her of the correct provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) under which she was being arrested.
Before the High Court, the State contended that the police had duly informed Sonam of the grounds of arrest and relied on documents produced before the Court to seek revocation of bail. The Counsel for the accused, on the other hand, argued that the trial court had rightly granted bail in view of the procedural lapses and that the conditions imposed had been complied with. After hearing the parties over multiple dates, the High Court had reserved its verdict earlier this month.
The case stems from the sensational Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case. Raja, an Indore-based businessman, was allegedly murdered during his honeymoon in Meghalaya in May 2025. According to the prosecution, Sonam conspired with her alleged associate and hired contract killers to eliminate her husband while the couple was visiting Sohra (Cherrapunji). Raja’s body was later recovered from a gorge, and Sonam, who had initially gone missing, was subsequently arrested along with other accused.