SC directs Atul Subhash's wife to produce minor son through video-conferencing

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the wife of Bengaluru-based engineer Atul Subhash, who died by suicide last year, to produce their minor son before it.

A Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma told the lawyer appearing for Subhash's estranged wife Nikita Singhania to produce the child through video-conferencing.

"This is a habeas corpus petition. We want to see the child," the Bench said.

The counsel appearing for Singhania said he would produce the child within 30 minutes. The top court would continue hearing the matter.

The court was informed that the child dropped out of school in Haryana and was currently residing with the mother.

The Bench was hearing a plea by Anju Devi, who has filed a habeas corpus petition seeking the custody of her four-year-old grandson.

On January 7, the top court denied her the minor's custody, saying she was a "stranger to the child".

Subhash (34), who was found hanging at his house in Bengaluru's Munnekolalu on December 9 last year, purportedly left behind lengthy messages, blaming his wife and in-laws for pushing him to take the extreme step.