The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the rampant use of cruelty law by married women to harass their husbands and in-laws for selfish interests.

The concern from the Supreme Court came amid growing demands for justice for 34-year-old Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide after accusing his former wife of filing false cases against him to extort money.

The Supreme Court flagged the 'growing tendency to misuse' laws protecting women from cruelty by their in-laws and said courts must exercise caution while deciding dowry harassment cases to prevent unnecessary harassment of innocent people.

Just before suicide, Atul Subhash recorded an 80-minute video in which he accused his estranged wife Nikita Singhania and her family of slapping multiple cases on him and his family to extort money from them. Moreover Atul criticised the justice system in his 24-page suicide note.