The Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed a criminal writ petition filed by Khaled Kassem, an Egyptian citizen who sought issuance of a writ of habeas corpus against his sister-in-law and mother-in-law for alleged illegally confining his 11-month old son Kian.
Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice NB Suryawanshi heard Kassem’s petition wherein it was alleged that following the sudden death of petitioner’s wife Soumi, his sister-in-law Paulami tried to force him to leave Kian with her in India and also asked him to leave his job in Algeria. It was further alleged that Paulami filed false charges of sexual harassment against the petitioner in order to secure Kian’s custody.
Case Background
Mr. Subir Kumar, Founder, SDS Advocates filed Writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of Petitioner (father) who is an Egyptian Citizen seeking the custody of his son, who was illegally detained by his Sister in Law and Mother in Law.
According to the petitioner, in October 2012, he got engaged with Soumi Ghosh after being in a relationship for 5 years. Despite the couple lived in different parts of the world at the time, the relationship continued and in August 2014, the couple got married at the Egyptian Embassy in Myanmar.
CREDIT : https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/child-cannot-be-deprived-of-fathers-love-for-no-reason-152190
