Claim
The Meghalaya High Court dismissed the state government's appeal with sharp criticism.
“यह पूरा मामला मेघालय हाईकोर्ट के उस फैसले से गमाया है जिसमें राज्य सरकार की अपील को खरी-खरी सुनाते हुए खारिज कर दिया गया।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
As of the July 2, 2026 broadcast, the Meghalaya High Court had (on June 29) dismissed the state government's criminal petition seeking cancellation of Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon-murder case. The single-judge bench of Justice W. Diengdoh not only dismissed the appeal but did so with pointed criticism of the arresting agency, holding that the grounds of arrest showed 'total non-application of judicious mind' and lacked any specific charge. Both the dismissal and the sharp judicial criticism match the anchor's claim.
Evidence
- https://meghalayatimes.in/meghalaya-moves-supreme-court-against-bail-to-sonam-raghuvanshi/ Reports that on June 29, 2026 the Meghalaya High Court (Justice W. Diengdoh) dismissed the Meghalaya government's criminal petition seeking cancellation of Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail, upholding the trial court's April 27 order; the state then moved the Supreme Court. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://lawbeat.in/news-updates/raja-raghuvanshi-murder-case-meghalaya-high-court-upholds-sonam-raghuvanshis-bail-1607153 Confirms the Meghalaya HC upheld Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail and rejected the state's plea to cancel it in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon-murder case. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/sonam-raghuvanshi-gets-relief-as-supreme-court-refuses-to-cancel-bail-seeks-meghalaya-s-response-2026-07-03-1046990 On July 3, 2026 the Supreme Court declined to cancel bail and sought the Meghalaya government's response, corroborating that the state's HC appeal had been dismissed just prior to the July 2 broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived