India, July 3 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. Although the court expressed initial concerns over the Meghalaya High Court's decision, it decided not to suspend the bail since Sonam had already been released. However, the apex court agreed to hear the Meghalaya government's petition challenging the bail order.

During the hearing, the state argued that the High Court had granted bail mainly because of a typographical error in the arrest memo, calling the decision legally flawed. The Supreme Court issued a notice to Sonam Raghuvanshi, asking her to respond to the state's appeal. The mat...