Claim
Justice W. Diengdoh of the Meghalaya High Court was astonished when he examined the police's documents in the case.
“मेघालय हाईकोर्ट के जस्टिस डब्ल्यू डेंगडो ने जब पुलिस के कागजात देखे तो हैरान रह गए।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The broadcast refers to the Sonam Raghuvanshi 'honeymoon murder' bail case, where Justice W. Diengdoh of the Meghalaya High Court did examine the police's arrest documents and reacted with pointed disapproval — noting they were template-based, prepared 'without any application of mind', contained absurd irrelevant entries (labelling the accused an armed-forces 'deserter'), and repeatedly cited the wrong BNS section (403(1) instead of 103(1) for murder). The core of the claim — that the judge examined the police documents and was struck/astonished by their defects — matches reported court observations; 'astonished' is a mild editorial characterisation but consistent with his recorded remarks.
Evidence
- https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/meghalaya-high-court-honeymoon-murder-case-upholds-bail-sonam-raghuwanshi-539207 LiveLaw report on the Sonam Raghuvanshi honeymoon-murder bail order: Justice W. Diengdoh criticised the arrest documents, saying they were prepared 'without any application of mind' and were template-based, citing absurd irrelevant entries (e.g. accused labelled a 'deserter from the Armed Forces'). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://assamtribune.com/north-east/meghalaya-hc-upholds-sonams-bail-how-bns-section-mix-up-proved-crucial-1613679 Assam Tribune: Justice Diengdoh questioned why the same error (BNS Section 403(1) cited instead of 103(1) for murder) appeared repeatedly across the arrest memo, checklist, inspection memo and case diary, and raised concerns over whether the documents were properly prepared. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://indialegallive.com/constitutional-law-news/courts-news/meghalaya-high-court-rejects-plea-challenging-bail-granted-to-sonam-raghuwanshi-in-honeymoon-murder-case/ India Legal confirms Justice W. Diengdoh authored the Meghalaya HC order upholding Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail, faulting the police's defective arrest documentation. ✓ reachable · archived