{
  "id": 1604803,
  "title": "High Court Gives 3-Year-Old Boy’s Custody To Policewoman Mother; Father Gets Weekend Visits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/high-court-gives-3-year-old-boys-custody-to-policewoman-mother-father",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/high-court-gives-3-year-old-boys-custody-to-policewoman-mother-father-gets-weekend-visits"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madhya Pradesh High Court in Indore has ruled that a three-year-old boy's custody should be awarded to his mother, a police policewoman. Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Alok Awasthi, sitting in a division bench, made the decision, emphasizing that the best interests of the child should always be paramount. The court's order came in a contentious custody battle between an estranged couple, both serving as police constables. The mother's employment in the police department was deemed by the court not to hinder her ability to care for the child. Both parents have similar work schedules, and the mother would have the added benefit of being able to take the child to her workplace when needed. The court also considered the child's age and the mother's capacity to provide adequate care, ultimately concluding that the boy's welfare would be best served under her guardianship. The custody dispute stemmed from matrimonial proceedings initiated by the mother, who sought a habeas corpus petition to contest an agreement reached in the family court. Initially, the parties had agreed that the father would retain custody while granting the mother visiting rights on Saturdays and Sundays. However, the High Court overturned this arrangement, granting custody to the mother and allowing the father limited visitation every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. This decision remains subject to a final order from a competent court, pending the resolution of the couple's divorce proceedings in the family court.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the best interest of a child must remain the primary consideration in deciding custody and awarded custody of a three-year-old boy to his mother, observing that her employment in the police department would not prevent her from looking after the child. A division bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}