Claim
Instead of applying the correct murder section, police repeatedly cited 'Section 4031' throughout the documents — a section that does not exist in the law books.
“हत्या की सही धारा लगाने के बजाय पुलिस ने पूरे कागजात में बार-बार धारा 4031 लगा दिया। लिख दिया जिसका कानून की किताब में वजूद ही नहीं है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim refers to the Raja/Sonam Raghuvanshi honeymoon-murder case. Court records and multiple outlets confirm police documents repeatedly cited BNS 'Section 403(1)' — which does not exist in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — instead of the correct murder section 103(1) BNS, and courts relied on this repeated error in granting/upholding bail. The anchor's spoken 'dhara 4031' is simply the verbalization of '403(1)'; the substance — repeated citation of a non-existent section in place of the murder section — is factually correct. Only minor imprecision in how the section number is rendered keeps confidence just below certainty.
Evidence
- https://assamtribune.com/north-east/meghalaya-hc-upholds-sonams-bail-how-bns-section-mix-up-proved-crucial-1613679 Reports that arrest documents in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon-murder case repeatedly cited BNS 'Section 403(1)' — a non-existent provision — instead of Section 103(1) BNS (punishment for murder); the Meghalaya HC said its repeated appearance across several documents could not be dismissed as a typo. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thesootr.com/state/madhya-pradesh/sonam-raghuvanshi-bail-meghalaya-police-arrest-checklist-error-12119127 Details that the wrong section appeared in the arrest memo, arrest-justification checklist, inspection memo, rights notification and case-diary extracts, and that none informed Sonam of the actual murder charge (Section 103). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://lawbeat.in/news-updates/raja-raghuvanshi-murder-case-meghalaya-high-court-upholds-sonam-raghuvanshis-bail-1607153 Meghalaya High Court (June 29, 2026) upheld bail, citing the repeated section error as reflecting lack of due application of mind in preparing arrest documents. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://indialegallive.com/constitutional-law-news/courts-news/supreme-court-to-hear-meghalayas-urgent-plea-against-bail-for-honeymoon-murder-suspect/ Confirms Meghalaya moved the Supreme Court (urgent hearing July 2, 2026) against the bail granted over the flawed arrest documentation. ✓ reachable · archived