Supreme Court of India

Dasari Anil Kumar & Another v. The Child Welfare Project Director & Others

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 777
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 12 August 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether the custody of the minor children in question ought to be handed over to the appellants-adoptive parents. Headnotes† Custody – Of minor children – Principle of best interest of children – Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – s.3 – Constitution of India – Art.142 – Custody of the minor children was taken away from the appellants-adoptive parents by the Police based on an FIR and they were handed over to the Child Welfare Project Director and Integrated Child Protection Services – Challenged – Single Judge of the High Court held the

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