Supreme Court of India

V. Ravi Chandran v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 13 S.C.R. 1022
Bench Tarun Chatterjee and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 28 August 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that Central Investigating Agency i.e., Central Bureau of Investigation may be assigned the task of tracing minor Adithya Chandran and his production before this Court.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

J c Constitution of India, 1950: Article 32 - Writ of Habeas Corpus - Marriage of the couple dissolved by New York Supreme Court with provision for alternative physical custody of their minor child on aiweekly basis - Wife brought the child to India in violation of court • order- Family Court, New York granted sole custody of child ~ to father and issued child abuse non-bailable warrants against >(.., wife - Petition by husband before the Supreme Court of India for a writ of Habeas Corpus for custody ofchild - Held: Despite efforts made by police officers of various States, the

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