Family’s Plea for Custody of Daughter in Inter-Faith Relationship Rejected; Court Says She Is an Adult Acting of Her Own Free Will: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently delivered an important order under Article 226 of the Constitution while deciding a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the maternal uncle of a Hindu woman. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf made significant observations regarding the woman’s free will, safety, and custody. Background of the Petition The petition was filed by the woman’s maternal uncle, who alleged that…