Overview
- Sonam Raghuvanshi was granted bail Tuesday on her fourth attempt with a Rs 50,000 bond, two sureties, and orders not to leave the court’s jurisdiction or tamper with evidence.
- The court found key lapses at arrest as police did not clearly state why she was being held, cited the wrong legal section in paperwork, left required checkboxes blank, and showed no proof she had a lawyer at first production.
- Meghalaya Police said the case remains active and that proceedings will continue, with co-accused including Raj Kushwaha and three alleged attackers still in custody.
- Raja Raghuvanshi’s family plans to challenge the bail in the High Court and is seeking a CBI probe, while Sonam’s brother says her family will not house or support her after release.
- The couple went missing near Sohra on May 23, 2025 and Raja’s body was found June 2 in a deep gorge with head wounds, and a 790-page SIT chargesheet later named Sonam and four others under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code.