Today, On 6th January, The Karnataka High Court set to hear Nikita Singhania’s petition to quash the FIR filed against her and her family. The FIR was registered following allegations of harassment made by her husband, Atul Subhash, before his suicide. Singhania is seeking to have the charges dismissed. The court’s decision will be crucial in determining the outcome of the case.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court is set to hear a petition today from Nikita Singhania, who is seeking to quash the FIR filed against her at a local police station in Bengaluru. Nikita is the wife of Atul Subhash, who died by suicide on December 9, 2024, and had accused her and her in-laws of harassment in his suicide note.
Nikita, who was granted bail by a city court on Saturday, is contesting the charges leveled against her. The case gathered national attention after Subhash, an employee at an IT firm in Bengaluru, alleged in his note that his wife and in-laws were framing him with false cases and preventing him from seeing his son.
Following his death, an FIR was lodged against Nikita, her parents, and her brother at the Marathahalli Police Station on charges of abetment of suicide and other related offenses.
The police arrested Nikita in Gurugram, while her mother, Nisha Singhania, and brother, Anurag Singhania, were apprehended in Prayagraj. After Nikita appealed to the Karnataka High Court, the court directed the Bengaluru sessions court to rule on their bail applications by January 4. The sessions court subsequently convened and granted bail to all three accused on Saturday.
On that day, the Bengaluru court approved their bail, with Nikita arguing that her arrest was illegal and unjustified. Her counsel requested interim bail to allow her time to prepare her defense at the Supreme Court.
Atul Subhash, who worked for an automobile company in Bengaluru, allegedly took his own life after being pressured for a Rs 3 crore divorce settlement. He ended his life in his apartment early on December 9, leaving behind a 90-minute video and a 40-page death note detailing how the harassment from his wife, Nikita Singhania, and her family led him to this tragic decision.
Atul Subhash, in his video, shared that he married Nikita Singhania in 2019 after meeting her on a matchmaking site and that they had a son the following year. He alleged that his wife’s family repeatedly demanded large sums of money, which led to her leaving him and their son in 2021 after he refused to comply.
Three individuals in connection with Atul Subhash’s suicide his wife, her mother, and brother were arrested by Bengaluru Police and have been placed in 14-day judicial custody.
Atul Subhash, a resident of Telangana, tragically ended his life amid allegations of dowry harassment and family conflicts. This case has drawn national attention, shedding light on the complexities and sensitivities involved in dowry-related accusations in India.
However, the Supreme Court later stepped in this case emphasizing the need for a fair and balanced judicial approach in these matters. This case highlights the important societal and legal challenges that accompany dowry-related disputes.
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