SC denies bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, gives 3 weeks to surrender

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in 2025, reported PTI.

The top court allowed a plea filed by the Meghalaya government challenging the bail granted to Sonam.

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale granted three weeks to Sonam to surrender before the police.

The apex court said that if the trial does not proceed and conclude within six months, Sonam will be at liberty to file a fresh bail application.

Sonam, a resident of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested in June last year in connection with the killing of her businessman husband.

The couple had gone missing while vacationing in Meghalaya's Sohra area on May 23 last year. Subsequently, Raja's body was found in a deep gorge on June 2, 2025.

The police have alleged that Sonam conspired with hired assailants to kill her husband for financial gain.