NEW DELHI: A civil court in Bengaluru granted bail to Nikita Singhania, wife of Atul Subhash who died by suicide, along with his mother-in-law Nisha Singhania and brother-in-law Anurag Singhania on Saturday.
“All the three, the wife, brother-in-law and mother-in-law had come before the Sessions Court for bail and now it’s been allowed. We have yet to look into the order in detail. Once the order is looked into in detail, we’ll get to know the grounds on which the bail has been granted or the conditions have been imposed. Our side of the argument was that the procurement of them was very difficult,” public prosecutor Ponnanna said.
“The investigation is still pending… They should have been more diligent in getting the bail order because the investigation without being completed, these petitioners getting the bail. We are not happy with the bail order and it will be challenged,” he added.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the bail order, Vikas Modi, the brother of the deceased said that they would approach the high court.
“We had given 15 objections opposing the bail and they were very strong grounds to oppose the bail… The biggest clause in the objection was that the investigation is still not complete,” he said.
“After getting the bail order, we will approach the high court and if we do not get any relief from the high court, we will approach the Supreme Court…” he added.
Atul Subhash died by suicide after being pressured to pay Rs 3 crore for a divorce. On December 9, he was found dead in his apartment, leaving a 90-minute video and a 40-page note detailing harassment by his wife and in-laws.
Bengaluru Police arrested Nikita Singhania, along with her mother and brother, who were subsequently remanded to 14-day judicial custody.
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An FIR was been filed under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) following a complaint by Bikas Kumar, who accused them of abetting the suicide.
During questioning, Nikita denied the allegations of harassment against her husband, asserting that she herself had been the victim of harassment. She explained that she had been living separately from him for almost three years and questioned the logic of harassing him for money while being apart.
