In Custody Fight, Supreme Court Tells CBI To Bring Back Child From Kenya
NDTV
The father of the child "fraudulently" obtained custody orders from an Indian court by misleading them, the Supreme Court ruled.
The Supreme Court, hearing a custody battle between a couple over their 11-year-old boy, today directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to bring the child back from Kenya and register a criminal case against the father. The Supreme Court has also served a contempt notice to the father.
The father of the child "fraudulently" obtained custody orders from an Indian court by misleading them, the top court ruled.
The couple Perry Kansagra and Smriti Kansagra got married in 2007 and have been living separately since April 2012. The child, who enjoys dual citizenship of Kenya and the United Kingdom, is an Overseas Citizen of India.
On October 28 last year, the top court had granted permanent custody of the son to his Indian-origin father Perry Kansagra, who has a Kenyan passport. The court had granted custody on the condition that the father will obtain a "mirror order" from the Kenyan court reflecting the conditions and assurances arrived at between the parents and produce it before the Supreme Court.
