India, July 4 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay a Meghalaya High Court order granting bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband during their honeymoon in the northeastern state in 2025.

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Sheel Nagu expressed reservation over the high court order but refused to stay it, noting that Raghuvanshi has been released from jail and is in Shillong pursuant to the bail conditions imposed by the trial court. Appearing in the court for the State, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the allegations against Raghuvanshi are serious in nature and she cannot be released on technical grounds. Mehta said the case is "really shocking" and sought a stay of the high court order granting bail as ...