Nikita Singhania's troubles are not over yet in the suicide case of Bengaluru tech expert Atul Subhash. In fact, the Karnataka High Court gave a big blow to Nikita and rejected her petition to cancel the FIR on Monday. Subhash, an employee of an automobile company in Bengaluru, had accused his wife Nikita Singhania of harassing him and demanding Rs 3 crore for divorce. Citing all these reasons, he committed suicide. Now in this case, a single bench headed by Justice SR Krishna Kumar has passed an oral order.
Rejecting the demand of Subhash's wife, the High Court bench said that all the evidence is present in the FIR to register a case under abetment to suicide. The bench asked Nikita Singhania, 'What else can the bench investigate? Prima facie elements of crime have been found in the complaint. Why don't you want an investigation?'
What did Nikita Singhania's lawyer say?
Nikita Singhania's lawyer told the court that no facts have been made out in the complaint to register an FIR in the case of abetment to suicide. It was also said that Atul Subhash has not mentioned any such act done by his wife and family members, due to which he had to commit suicide.
The lawyer further argued that the petitioner has the right to get legal aid and he cannot be arrested merely for filing a complaint against Atul Subhash.
The court issued notices to the other party in the case and directed them to file objections. The prosecution was also directed to submit the material collected during the investigation.
Nikita and family have got bail from the court.
Earlier, on January 4, a Bengaluru court had granted bail to Atul Subhash's wife Nikita and in-laws who were living separately from him. Atul Subhash's family has said that after receiving the court's order paper, they will appeal against the decision in the Karnataka High Court.
On the other hand, Atul Subhash's father Pawan Kumar Modi said that the family is worried about the safety of his grandson. He said, 'If the court grants bail to Atul's wife, she can attack the child and endanger his life. If she can force my son to commit suicide, she can do the same to the child.'
He said, 'My grandson was an ATM for her. She used to get money on the pretext of taking care of him. She approached the High Court demanding Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000. She appealed for Rs 80,000. Even after this she kept demanding more money. Therefore, we have approached the Supreme Court for the custody of the child, as he is safe with us.'
--Advertisement--