The New Indian Express ·
Jharkhand HC gives mother interim custody of 4-year-old, cites IVF ordeal and child’s welfare
RANCHI: Acknowledging the pain and sacrifices of the mother, who gave birth to the child through IVF, the Jharkhand High Court observed that a child of such a tender age requires a mother's love and affection. On these grounds, a division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad set aside an order passed by the Hazaribagh Family Court and directed that interim custody of the four-year-old girl be handed over to her mother.
The court, however, allowed the father to meet the child every weekend from 10 am to 5 pm.
While passing the order, the court also took into account the fact that the child was conceived through IVF and that the mother had endured the associated pain and sacrifices.