Atul Subhash suicide: Bengaluru Court sends estranged wife, family to judicial custody

Days after Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash died by suicide, a Bengaluru court has sent his estranged wife Nikita Singhania and her two family members to judicial custody for fourteen days. .According to ToI, the trio were arrested by the Bengaluru Police from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and were brought to Bengaluru and produced before Magistrate who remanded them to judicial custody. Nikita's uncle Sushil Singhania, another accused in the case, is yet to be arrested..Subhash, a 34-year-old software engineer, had died by suicide in Bengaluru. He left behind an elaborate suicide note and also made a video blaming his wife Nikita Singhania and her family of harassing him and filing false cases against him, driving him to take his life.His video and suicide note sparked a debate on social media, with many calling for the arrest of Nikita and her family members.In the video, he was seen accusing Nikita Singhania and her family of harassing him through multiple matrimonial cases amid their ongoing legal battle over divorce, alimony and child custody in a family court in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur.Subsequently, a first information report (FIR) was lodged in Bengaluru against Nikita and her three family members under Sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 3(5) (criminal act with a common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023..Singhania and her family members then approached the Allahabad High Court seeking anticipatory bail in matter. The matter is yet to be heard..In light of this incident, a public interest litigation (PIL) was also filed before the Supreme Court, alleging misuse of dowry and domestic violence laws against men and seeking guidelines to prevent such misuse..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.