Taking Child from Other Parent's Custody by Lawful Guardian Doesn't Constitute Kidnapping Court Reaffirms: Telangana High Court

In a recent case at the High Court of Telangana, a petition was filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 (BNS Act), seeking to stay the proceedings against the petitioner, who is accused of an offense related to the custody of a minor child. The petitioner, who is the biological mother of the child, has been accused of unlawfully taking the child from the lawful custody of…