Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Article 21 | Adult Woman’s Consent to Marriage Overrides Parental Habeas Corpus Claim: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a father seeking his daughter’s return, affirming that an adult woman’s voluntary choice to remain with her husband-even after a forced marriage-trumps parental custody claims. The court ordered her placement in a Women’s Welfare Center with medical care due to pregnancy, reinforcing that personal liberty and marital autonomy are inviolable under Article 21.