New Delhi, July 4 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to send Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya last year, back to jail, for now, even as it expressed reservations about the Meghalaya high court order granting her bail. A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu admitted the Meghalaya government's appeal challenging the June 29 high court judgment. It issued a notice to Sonam, declining to stay the bail order after learning she had been released. "Prima facie, we would have stayed the order of bail, but since she has already been released, we would not want to intervene," observed the bench, posting the matter for further hearing on July 9. The court indicated that while it was not impressed by the reasoning adopted by the high court, it was equally conscious of the consequences of sending an accused back to prison after release on bail. The case relates to the murder of 29-year-old Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, who travelled to Meghalaya with Sonam after their wedding in May 2025. The couple went missing after checking out of a homestay in Nongriat on May 23. Raja's body was later recovered from a gorge near Weisawdong Falls in Sohra, while Sonam was traced days later in Uttar Pradesh. "We are conscious that howsoever grave the alleged offence is, there is a presumption of innocence," stated the bench, adding that it would consider passing appropriate orders on expediting the trial after Raghuvanshi files her response.P7...