
HC grants interim custody of married woman to her father
The Hindu
Due to matrimonial discord, she is being held in illegal detention by husband, he says
The Delhi High Court has directed that a married woman, who suffered severe mental trauma, resulting in partial loss of memory and speech, allegedly at the hands of her husband and in-laws, be put under the interim custody of her father. A vacation Bench of Justices Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh gave the direction on a habeas corpus petition by the woman’s father. The father sought production of his married daughter, who also has a three-year-old girl child, before the court alleging that due to certain matrimonial discord, she is being held in illegal detention by her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law.More Related News

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