Child Custody — Removal of Child in Breach of Orders · 19 August 2026
Karnataka High Court Fines Father ₹5 Lakh for Taking Daughter From Family Court Premises in Breach of Custody Orders, Orders Her Return to Mother
High Court of Karnataka · 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 313; WP No. 24828 of 2026
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The mother said that in July 2026, while she was at the Family Court with the daughter, the father suddenly took the child away in his car to his sister's house, where she was refused entry. She said the police were informed and came, but the father then took the child to the police station and took her away again without telling the police. The mother had petitioned for divorce and the father had sought custody in the Family Court. The High Court had earlier, in a 22 July 2026 order, permitted the father to take the child from Pune for visitation and directed him to return her to the mother's custody at Pune when the term ended.
Justice Chillakur Sumalatha found the father had violated both the Family Court's interim order and the High Court's modified order of 22 July 2026. She directed him to produce the child before the Family Court on 25 August 2026 to hand custody to the mother, imposed costs of ₹5 lakh, of which ₹1 lakh is payable to the Army Welfare Fund and ₹4 lakh to be placed in a fixed deposit in the child's name, and said he would not be allowed to conduct his case in the Family Court until proof of payment is produced. The order is dated 19 August 2026 and was reported on 24 August.
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