March 11, 2023 -

Removing a child from mother’s custody is not kidnapping, father being the lawful guardian of the child: High Court of Gujarat

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Matrimonial Advocates

The Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed that the father, being the natural and lawful guardian of a child below the age of five, cannot be charged with an offence under Section 361 (Kidnapping from lawful guardianship) of the IPC for removing the child...