yes, as per my understanding, you will have to pay Short term Capital gains tax on it.
In my opinion (I might be wrong) you received the bonus shares/dividends at a later point in time. imagine if you owned the stock from 2010, as you get dividends every year, you will get taxed for that based on the year of receipt. it does not mean that it long long-term holding so I will not charge you taxes (hypothetically) similarly, bonus shares, will treated based on the year of receipt.
Thus, if you received bonus shares or the company underwent a stock split, the holding period for these new shares starts from the date of the bonus or split allocation. If you sell them within 12 months, they will be subject to STCG tax, even if your original shares were held under the long-term category.
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