The Court quashed a Family Court order directing police to search for and produce a minor girl. The wife had attained majority and voluntarily married the petitioner during the pendency, rendering the custody matter infructuous.
Quashed the order dated 23.11.2011 passed by the S.D.J.M., Karanjia in C.M.C No.72 of 2011 and allowed this CRLMC.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CRLMC No.727 of 2012
Hrudananda Mahanta & another …. Petitioners
-versus-
Patitapabana Mahanta & another
…. Opposite Parties
CORAM: JUSTICE S.PUJAHARI
Order No.
ORDER 09.05.2022
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether a custody order requiring production of a minor turned adult who has voluntarily married the accused requires quashing.
Whether a Family Court order remains sustainable when the circumstances leading to it have fundamentally changed due to majority and marriage.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Hrudananda Mahanta
Patitapabana Mahanta
S. Pujahari
As recorded by the court registry
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