Supreme Court mulls larger Bench reference in Meghalaya honeymoon murder case
The Supreme Court of India is considering referring a case to a larger bench to determine if a typographical error in an arrest memo is sufficient grounds to invalidate an arrest and grant bail. The case involves a murder suspect whose bail was upheld by the High Court due to a clerical error citing the wrong statutory section.
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 9, 2026) said it might refer to a larger Bench the legal question whether the mere mention of a wrong statutory section in an arrest memo, specifically a typographical error, was sufficient to invalidate an arrest and grant bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi in the murder case of her husband.
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