‘Low moral fibre’: Madras HC denies mother custody over intimate photos, late-night calls
HC bench held that the children, aged seven and nine, were of “impressionable age”; thus, their mother’s company could be detrimental to their welfare.
The Madras High Court has denied a woman the custody of her two minor children, citing concerns over her "low moral fibre" due to her admission of sending nude and semi-nude photographs to another man and engaging in late-night calls and video calls with him before separating from her husband. The court ruled that the children, aged seven and nine, were at an "impressionable age," and that granting custody to the mother could negatively impact their upbringing.
The bench of justices PT Asha and N Mala upheld the decision of the local family court, which had previously denied the woman custody. The couple had been married since March 23, 2015, and had two children together. The husband discovered the woman's incriminating behavior in February 2023 and moved the children to his parents' home.
The woman subsequently sought custody in the Madras High Court, but the court found that the family judge had made the correct decision based on the children's welfare.
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