Delhi Court Allows Singer Honey Singh's Wife To Visit Marital Home, Hearing Regarding Interim Compensation On September 28

A Delhi Court on Friday allowed Bollywood Singer and Actor Honey Singh's wife, Shalini Talwar to visit her marital home this Sunday in order to take her belongings.

Counselling the parties in chambers, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tania Singh said that Talwar can take her belongings at any place convinient to her and also directed that the entire visit will be video-graphed.

The applicant wife had approached the Court under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 alleging that Singh and his family members were brash and violent towards her and that Singh has a history of criminal intimidation, hurt, brutal violence towards people who do not give into his demands.

Previously, Court had directed Singh to appear before it for the proceedings following which he was present along with his lawyers today in the Tis Hazari Court.

The Court also said that the previous interim orders restraining him from disposing off his jointly owned property, stridhan owned by his wife, etc will continue in the matter.

The wife had alleged that she was living under a constant fear as the respondents have threatened her of physical harm.

"The Respondent No. 1, 2, 3 & 4 colluded and mentally, physically, emotionally, economically, sexually assaulted the Applicant. The Respondents also criminally intimidated the Applicant, caused her extreme duress and torture. The Applicant has suffered immense pain and hurt from the respondents throughout the marriage," the plea read.

Further alleging that Singh and his family members have indulged in cruelty and tortured her immensely, the applicant says that she is entitled to a compensation from them.

"The Respondent No. 1 showed no shame in attacking, browbeating, manhandling, cheating, being disloyal and causing irreparable harm to the woman he was supposed to cherish and protect," the plea read further.

In view of this, the applicant sought a direction to Singh to pay her rent of Rs. 5 lacs per month. She also sought to restrain the respondents from disposing off or selling the matrimonial home or her stridhan.

Additionally, an interim compensation of Rs.10 crores was also sought from Singh and his family.

Appearance: Sandeep Kapur, Senior Partner, Karanjawala & Co., as well as a team from Karanjawala & Co., comprising of Niharika Karanjawala, Apoorva Pandey, Gudipati Kashyap and Kallakuri Sharat Kumar appeared for applicant.

Case Title: Shalini Tanwar v. Hirdesh Singh & Ors.