#writ of habeas corpus

Bombay High Court underscores that the welfare of a minor child prevails over procedural police discretion, directing disciplinary action against an SHO for refusing to register a kidnapping complaint. The ruling reinforces that habeas corpus petitions involving minors demand immediate judicial intervention, not bureaucratic dismissal.

The Calcutta High Court enforced a Canadian court’s custody order, directing the return of a Canadian-born child to Ontario despite a habeas corpus petition filed in India. This ruling affirms that international custody determinations, especially when grounded in shared parenting agreements and child welfare principles, prevail over domestic writ jurisdiction-setting a critical precedent for cross-border family law disputes involving dual-national children.