custody

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MP HC | Financial distress to family caused due to detention of accused in custody held to be valid condition for granting bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J. directed release of the applicant on bail with sureties in the instant application filed under

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HP HC | Owner of the uninsured vehicle in custody can deposit an amount or provide a security to meet the ends of justice

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. set aside trial court’s order and remanded back the present application to decide afresh,

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Del HC | Expenses of the child cannot be equally divided between parents; amount payable by husband under S. 125 CrPC towards maintenance of child increased

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. partly allowed a revision petition against the order of the trial court passed under Section 125 CrPC

Case BriefsForeign Courts

SL SC | Interest of child stands paramount while deciding questions of his custody

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Three-Judge Bench of Sisira J de Abrew, Vijith Malalgoda PC and

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Pak SC | Mother’s poverty not a ground to disentitle her from custody of her child – minor’s welfare is of paramount importance

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Division Bench of Qazi Faez Isa and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, JJ. dismissed a petition challenging assailing

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Raj HC | Despite order of Canadian Court, HC refuses to allow the return of  10-year-old boy to Canada considering it would not be in his interest

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq and Goverdhan Bardhar, JJ. dismissed a habeas corpus Petition filed by the petitioner-husband

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Eswatini HC | Long period of imprisonment not in interest of justice, youthfulness of accused considered while sentencing

Eswatini High Court: This matter was brought before a Bench of M. Langwenya, J. for judgment on sentence. Facts of the case

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Appeal against an order allowed as the party obtaining the order gave up interest therein

Madras High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of N. Seshasayee, J., allowed an appeal on the ground that the respondent gave

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Custody of a vehicle used in an offence can be handed over to the owner, pending trial, on an interim basis

Gujarat High Court: A Single Judge Bench of R.P. Dholaria, J., allowed a petition filed against the order of the lower courts,

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Place of residence of mother to be considered while instituting a petition for guardianship of a minor child below 5 years of age

Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Amol Rattan Singh, J., dismissed a petition filed against the order of

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Custody of minor girl child granted to mother as per Section 6 HMG Act; considerations while deciding matters reiterated: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ. dismissed an appeal seeking review of the

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Courts have to secure the welfare of minor children by exercising parens-patriae jurisdiction

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Chander Bhusan Barowalia, JJ., decided a criminal writ petition,

Case BriefsHigh Courts

If a minor is in the custody of biological mother, the natural guardianship can be presumed and hence, the custody is lawful

High Court of Kerala: The Division Bench comprising of V. Chitambaresh and Sathish Ninnan, JJ., recently dealt with a writ petition filed

Supreme Court

Sahara directed to deposit Rs. 36, 000 crores within 18 months of Subrata Roy’s release from custody

Supreme Court: Fastening the liability of approximately Rs. 36,000 crores on Sahara Group of Companies, the 3-judge bench of T.S. Thakur, A.R.