Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, an accused in the murder case of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya in 2025.
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale allowed the Meghalaya government’s plea challenging the bail order and directed Sonam to surrender before the police within three weeks.
The court, however, said that if the trial does not begin and conclude within six months, Sonam would be allowed to approach the court again for bail.
Sonam, a resident of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was arrested in June 2025 in connection with the killing of her husband, businessman Raja Raghuvanshi.
The couple had travelled to Sohra in Meghalaya for their honeymoon on May 23, 2025, but went missing soon after. Raja’s body was found in a gorge on June 2.
The Supreme Court passed the order after the Meghalaya government challenged the Meghalaya High Court’s decision to grant bail to Sonam. The High Court had upheld the trial court’s ruling, observing that she was entitled to bail as the mandatory grounds of arrest had not been communicated to her at the time of her arrest.