Archive · 18 Aug 2026
High Court Awards Three-Year-Old Boy's Custody to Policewoman Mother
A judge decided where a little boy should live.
The boy is three years old.
His mom and dad are both police officers.
They are getting divorced and could not agree on who should take care of him.
A court in Indore, Madhya Pradesh helped decide.
The judge said the boy should live with his mom.
The judge said the most important thing is what is best for the boy.
The dad can visit him every Saturday and Sunday.
The dad can take him out from 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon.
This will continue until another court makes a final decision.
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court awarded custody of a three-year-old boy to his mother, a police constable.
The court held that the best interest of the child must remain the primary consideration in deciding custody.
The court observed that the mother's employment in the police department would not prevent her from looking after the child.
Since both parents have similar duty hours, the mother could take the child to her workplace when required, giving her an additional advantage.
The father was granted visiting rights every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm until a final order is passed by a competent court.
- Who
- A three-year-old boy, his mother and father (both police constables), and the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
- What
- The High Court awarded custody of the boy to his mother and granted the father weekend visiting rights.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India (Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court).
- Why
- The court held that the child's best interest is the primary consideration and that the mother's police employment would not prevent her from caring for him.
Mother's Position
Father's Position
Child custody
Mother's Position
The mother sought custody of the child through a habeas corpus petition, and the High Court ruled that the child's best interests would be served in her custody.
Father's Position
The father had custody under an earlier family court arrangement, with the mother granted visiting rights on Saturdays and Sundays.
Mother's police employment
Mother's Position
The mother's employment in the police department would not prevent her from looking after the child, and she could take him to her workplace when required.
Father's Position
The earlier arrangement placed the child with the father, reflecting a different view of where the child should live during the matrimonial proceedings.
- Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore bench
- Judges
- Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Alok Awasthi
- Child's age
- 3 years
- Parents
- Both police constables
- Custody awarded to
- Mother
- Father's visiting rights
- Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm
- Legal route
- Habeas corpus petition amid matrimonial proceedings
- Duration
- Until a final order by a competent court, including the family court