New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case, directing her to surrender before the trial court within three weeks. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale allowed the Meghalaya government’s appeal against the High Court order upholding the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, while clarifying that she would be at liberty to apply for fresh bail if the trial is not…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case, consider surrendering and face trial pending the examination of key prosecution witnesses, while indicating that the apex court could otherwise proceed to decide on the merits of the Meghalaya government’s plea challenging the grant of bail to her.A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale asked counsel appearing for Sonam Raghuvanshi to…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to July 21 the hearing on the Meghalaya government’s plea challenging the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale deferred the matter after Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Meghalaya government, sought a later hearing.The apex court initially posted the matter for hearing later in the day. However, it…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on the Meghalaya government’s plea challenging the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case, till July 14 and directed the state authorities to place on record the arrest memo and other documents supplied to the accused at the time of her arrest.A Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Shree Chandrashekhar did not pass any interim order staying the bail granted to Son…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by the Meghalaya government challenging the High Court’s order upholding the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the sensational Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case, but declined to stay the operation of the impugned order as the accused has already been released. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu directed Sonam Raghuvanshi to file a counter-affidavit and posted the matter fo…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Meghalaya government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Meghalaya High Court’s order upholding the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the sensational Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case. The matter was mentioned before a Bench led by Justice M.M. Sundresh, with Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Meghalaya government, seeking an urgent hearing.SG Mehta submitted that bail was granted solely on the ground th…
Shillong, June 29 (IANS) Meghalaya High Court on Monday upheld a Shillong court’s order granting bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the sensational Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case, dismissing the Meghalaya government’s appeal against the lower court’s decision. A single bench of Justice W. Diengdoh rejected the state’s challenge to the April 2026 order of the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Judicial), Shillong, which had granted bail to Sonam after finding serious procedural …
Indore, June 27 (IANS) The mother of Raja Raghuvanshi, the Indore businessman murdered during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, said on Saturday that Siya Goyal, the alleged murder accused and fiancee of Ketan Agarwal, acted like the “younger version” of her daughter-in-law Sonam Raghuvanshi.Sonam, who was arrested for the alleged murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi last year, was granted conditional bail by a lower court, citing certain technical shortcomings in the investigation.Raja’s mother Uma…
Shillong, June 19 (IANS) Meghalaya Police will challenge the court order granting bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband, Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang said on Friday. Speaking to reporters here, Nongrang confirmed that the state police have initiated steps to contest the bail order before a higher court.“We are challenging the court order granting bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi,” the DGP said, rei…