Recently, the petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking to form National Commission for Men and to form new guidelines to deal with suicide by married males subjected to domestic violence. The plea was filed by Advocate Mahesh Kumar Tiwari, in his plea Tiwari mentioned the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data published in 2021 on accidental deaths in India which claimed 1,64,033 people died by suicide across the country that year. 

"Around 33.2 per cent of men ended their lives because of family problems and 4.8 per cent due to marriage-related issues in the year 2021. In this year a total of 1,18,979 men have committed suicides which is about (72 per cent) and a total of 45,026 women have committed suicides which is about 27 per cent," the plea said while referring to data provided by the NCRB.

The petition has also sought direction from the National Human Rights Commission to deal with the issue of suicide by married men and accept the complaints of men suffering domestic violence.

"Issue direction to the respondent no.1 (Union of India) to issue proper guidelines through the Ministry of Home Affairs to the police authority/ Station House Officer of every Police Station to accept/ receive the complaint of victims of domestic violence or those are under stress due to family problems and marriage related issues and refer the same to the State Human Right Commission for its proper disposal, till the proper legislation is enacted by the Government of India.

"Issue a direction/ recommendation to the Law Commission of India to carry out research on the issue of suicides of married men who are suffering from domestic violence or under family problems and marriage-related issues and make a necessary report in order to constitute a forum like National Commission for Men," the plea said.