Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Habeas Corpus Inapplicable for Adult Daughter Living Voluntarily with Father : MP HC Gwalior Rejects Petition Despite Alleged Marriage
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that habeas corpus cannot be invoked to secure the release of an adult woman residing voluntarily with her father, even if she allegedly married the petitioner. The court emphasized that alternative remedies under the Hindu Marriage Act, such as restitution of conjugal rights, must be pursued instead.