In a major new update regarding the suicide case of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, the Karnataka High Court on Monday rejected a plea by his wife Nikita Singhania where she appealed to cancel the First Information Report (FIR) filed against her in suicide case
This comes a day after a Bengaluru court granted bail to Singhania along with her mother and brother in the abutment to suicide case.
The case gained attention on social media soon after a long video of Atul Subhash himself went viral where he spoke about the ordeal he was going through as part of the divorce with Nikita Singhania and he also left a 24-page suicide note where he mentioned being harassed by the Singhania family as they demanded Rs 3 crore for divorce settlement which led to Subhash taking his own life.
What Did Karnataka HC Say?
The hearing on January 6 was benched by Justice SR Krishna Kumar who remarked that the FIR contains sufficient grounds to proceed with the investigation under abetment to suicide, as per a Live Law report.
The bench reportedly asked Singhania, "Why don’t you want the investigation to happen? The prima facie ingredients of the offence are made out in the complaint."
The High Court has also asked the prosecution to submit the materials and documents collected during the investigation and the notices that have been issued to the respondents.
In defense of the plea, Singhania's counsel argued in the hearing that the said FIR lacked proper evidence for establishing that she is the sole reason behind Subhash's suicicde and added that the legal complaint made by Singhania earlier against Subhash should not be used against her now.
Subhash's family said Singhania wanted ₹3 crore to divorce him and was harassing him emotionally and financially. They claimed the Singhania family bullied Subhash in court, telling him to pay up or kill himself.
Subhash's brother lodged a complaint with the police under Section 108 ad 3(5) of BNS alleging mental harassment against the Singhanias.
Subhash's family is unhappy with the court's decision to let Nikita out on bail and plans to appeal to a Karnataka High Court.
