Orissa High Court Asks Woman to Hand Over Custody of 15-Month-Old Baby to His Father
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The Orissa High Court has allowed a man to take custody of his 15-month-old son observing that continuance of the custody of the toddler with the mother, who is now staying separately, would be detrimental to the child s mental and physical development and may also affect his psychology negatively. The court direction came after watching a video in which it is seen that the mother was repeatedly torturing and beating the child mercilessly.
A Division Bench of Justices S K Mishra and Savitri Ratho on Friday while allowing a writ of Habeas Corpus filed by one Chakradhar Nayak of Puri district directed his wife to hand over the baby boy to his father within seven days. In case of her failure to do so, the police shall take appropriate steps in taking the child from the physical custody of the mother and handover the child to the father , the high court directed.
Orissa High Court Asks Woman To Hand Over Baby To His Father Orissa High Court Asks Woman To Hand Over Baby To His Father The court direction came after watching a video in which it is seen that the mother was repeatedly torturing and beating the child mercilessly.
The Orissa High Court has allowed a man to take custody of his 15-month-old son (File)
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The Orissa High Court has allowed a man to take custody of his 15-month-old son observing that continuance of the custody of the toddler with the mother, who is now staying separately, would be detrimental to the child s mental and physical development and may also affect his psychology negatively.