child custody

Dehradun, March 19 Uttarakhand Police on Thursday arrested the husband of a woman, whose body was found inside a bag in a forest in Dehradun, about a week ago, police said.The police identified the deceased as Rupa, a resident of Bihar, and after an extensive investigation, arrested her...

Mumbai, March 11 The Bombay High Court has ordered a man to hand over custody of his one-year-old daughter to his estranged wife, observing that the child's best interests lie with the mother as she is still being breastfed.The woman was forced to leave her marital home after she was...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to make efforts to virtually connect a minor child, who was taken to Russia by her mother, with the Indian father.The Russian woman had fled to Moscow with her child amid a bitter custody battle with her estranged Indian husband...

Chandigarh, March 8 In many matrimonial dispute cases, the search for justice does not end within the confines of the law, as they deal more with a social problem than a legal one. Therefore, out-of-the-box thinking by lawyers and judges is required, Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar...

New Delhi, March 5 A Delhi court has sought clarification from the investigating officer in the child custody case involving Viktoriaa Basu, a Russian woman accused of illegally leaving India with her minor child and allegedly entering Nepal through a jungle route.Viktoriaa is currently in the...

Nainital, February 24 The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the proceedings in a POCSO case against a man, noting that the accused and the victim are now legally married, have a child, and that the woman wants to live with him.Continuing the trial or sending the accused to jail would disrupt...

Washington, February 21 – An 11-year-old boy in Pennsylvania has been ordered to stand trial as an adult after allegedly fatally shooting his adoptive father during a birthday celebration earlier this year.The ruling reflects the seriousness of the crime and overrides efforts by his defense...

New Delhi, February 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday termed the separation of the twin children from their mother by the estranged husband at the age of six months as a case of "extreme cruelty."A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria reprimanded the husband for...

Mumbai, February 14 A sessions court here has upheld a magistrate's order in a case of domestic violence, directing a man to pay for a full-time maid or daycare for his twin daughters, stating that it is the parents' responsibility to maintain their children with dignity.Granting interim...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 14 A 27-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at her residence here after her husband allegedly refused to buy her a new mobile phone, police said on Saturday.Initial investigations suggest this was a case of suicide, they said.The incident occurred on...