BREAKING | Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Over Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
23 May 2026 9:52 PM IST
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged dowry death of Twisha Sharma, registering a case titled In Re: Alleged Institutional Bias and Procedural Discrepancies in the Unnatural Death of Young Woman at Matrimonial Home.
The matter is slated to be heard on Monday by a bench comprising Chief Justice of Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi. The suo motu case was registered today at 6.30 PM based on "media reports and other attending circumstances."
Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh, a practising Advocate, and her mother-in-law Giribala Singh, an ex-District Judge, are accused of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide.
Singh yesterday surrendered before the Trial Court after withdrawing his anticipatory bail application from the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and has been remanded to 7-day police custody. The MP Police have approached the High Court to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to Giribala Singh.
Per news reports, Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old woman residing in Noida and a former Miss Pune winner, was discovered dead at her husband's residence in Bhopal's Katara Hills on May 12. The couple had met each other through a dating app about five months ago.
Twisha's family had accused the in-laws of persistent domestic violence and harassment, and therefore had demanded a second post-mortem to ascertain the actual cause of her death. The High Court yesterday allowed their petition for a second autopsy.
Case : In Re: Alleged Institutional Bias and Procedural Discrepancies in the Unnatural Death of Young Woman at Matrimonial Home | SMW(Crl) 4/2026
