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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Guardians and Wards Act, 1890

S.12--Custody of minor--Violation of undertaking given in Court--Consequences--Petitioner-mother took ad-interim custody of minor by winning sympathy for four days--But she abused the same and instead of handing over back custody of minor child retained custody for more than five weeks thereafter instead of four days only--Petitioner is guilty of violating undertaking given in the Court--She is liable to be proceeded against for committing Contempt of Court--However taking sympathetic view of mental state of mother of minor no cost is imposed--Petitioner directed to handover custody immediately to respondent-father today itself. ; Brijesh alias Arzoo v. Raj Kumar Mann, ; 2010(1) Law Herald (P&H) 801