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Woman approaches Bombay HC opposing CWC order to hand over surrendered baby's custody to biological father

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: August 1, 2023 20:19 IST

Woman who surrendered her baby born out of wedlock has approached the Bombay High Court seeking that the child ...

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Woman who surrendered her baby born out of wedlock has approached the Bombay High Court seeking that the child not be handed over to the biological father as per an order issued by the Maharashtra child welfare committee (CWC).

A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse had last week come down heavily on the CWC for putting the child up for adoption while rejecting an application made by the biological father seeking custody. The CWC later passed an order handing over the child's custody to the father. The court was hearing the petition filed by the biological father seeking custody of the 18-month-old child.

As per the father's plea, he and the woman, who was 16 years old at the time, were in love and when they learnt that she was pregnant they eloped and lived together. When the baby was five months old, the couple returned home, but the woman's father lodged a complaint and the man was arrested in case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the plea stated. When the girl became an adult, she abandoned the child and married someone else.

Does the mother want to reclaim her right over the child now? the court asked. To this, Agnes said the woman was not willing to do so, but was only of the view that the child should not be handed over to the rapist father. The bench posted the matter for hearing on August 21. Advocate Ashish Dubey, appearing for the father, on Tuesday opposed the woman's intervention.

Tags: Maharashtra NewsBombay High CourtChild welfare committee
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