Sonam Raghuvanshi: Innocence Claim and Bail in Murder Case Before Supreme Court
Sonam Raghuvanshi, the one accused in the alleged murder of her husband Raja during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, is claiming innocence now before the Supreme Court. She basically argued she was framed.
In an affidavit filed there, she pushed back against the Meghalaya government’s request to cancel the bail that had already been granted to her. Her argument was simple: the whole case rested on suspicion and circumstantial bits. Allegations alone just don't equal guilt.
“I am innocent,” she stated in her reply. “I was falsely implicated.” She kept hammering home that the foundation of this case felt more like assumption than real evidence. She asked the Supreme Court not to mess with the bail order already handed down.
Meanwhile, the government had gone to the top court challenging the Meghalaya High Court’s June 29 decision. That ruling was what allowed Sonam to have bail in the first place.
When things came up during the hearing, the Supreme Court didn't send her back to jail. She was already out, following that earlier high court order. But there were reservations. The bench seemed uneasy about the reasoning the High Court used for granting that release. Still, they decided not to interfere right then.
The court made sure to state something important, though: an accused person is innocent until proven guilty. Those allegations against Sonam would have to wait for the actual trial to sort themselves out.
Then there was another point raised by her side. They argued that she hadn't been properly informed about why she was arrested or denied any real help when she was first detained.
The Supreme Court looked at that objection, though. It wondered why these issues weren’t brought up in the lower courts during those previous bail applications.
They even suggested referring the legal question like whether a simple typo in an arrest memo actually invalidates an arrest and justifies bail to a larger bench for a clearer look. A kind of procedural pause there.
On the government's side, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta spoke up about the case. He called it a “shocking” murder, premeditated somehow. But he quickly pivoted to the technical detail. He argued that Sonam got bail because of a simple typo in her arrest papers.
The state government maintained that this was just a clerical mistake. Nothing more. The memo mistakenly cited Section 403 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita instead of the section dealing with murder, Section 103. Mehta insisted it caused no real harm to the accused.
He also brought up something about past bail applications. He pointed out that Sonam had already been denied bail three times before. Each time, the courts found some material against her.
The backdrop, of course, is Raja Raghuvanshi. He was a businessman from Indore. He allegedly vanished with his wife during their honeymoon in Meghalaya back in May 2025. His body was eventually found way out in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls in Sohra.
The local police side has alleged something much darker. They claim Sonam conspired with her supposed lover, Raj Kushwaha, and others to kill him. A planned event, they say. The chargesheet is huge over 700 pages now. The trial is moving forward; witnesses are being examined. It’s all very messy right now.
Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board
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