The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea moved by the mother of deceased Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash for custody of her grandson, who is currently with her daughter-in-law, Nikita Singhania..A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma interacted with the child before allowing him to remain with the mother.The grandmother's plea was accordingly dismissed. The Court said it was not entertaining the grandmother's plea. .The child's grandmother had moved the Court alleging that her daughter-in-law was not revealing the whereabouts of the child.On December 20, the Court had sought the responses of States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka. It had also directed the States to "ascertain the whereabouts of the minor child."While Subhash was working in Bengaluru, Nikita who was estranged from him was residing in Gurugram in Haryana. Her mother and brother are residents of Uttar Pradesh..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 estranged 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.After uproar over the suicide, 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.Subsequently, Nikita, her mother and brother were arrested by the Bengaluru police. They were late granted bail by a Bengaluru court.
