Child Custody

Legal battles are fought between parents for child custody, which is indeed the most unfortunate aftermath following a marital breakup. Parents, after undergoing a matrimonial war, tend to fight over their child’s custody without understanding its psychological impact on their child. They should at least care about the emotional and physical stress that the child undergoes due to their break up but no, this doesn’t usually happen. The situation is worsened by the delay with which Indian law and the legal system functions in delivering a quick ruling on child custody.

Believe it or not, there are many children leading deplorable lives inside Indian jails. Shocked? Well, these children are not in jail because of any delinquent activities but because their mothers are locked in those jails.

In many Bollywood flicks, we have seen portions from courtroom drama where a woman is falsely implicated and established as ‘mentally unsound’ in a court of law. Those scenes where a woman is ruthlessly grilled with very confusing questions are not limited to reel life. At times, it happens in real life too. There is a good reason why this happens. A sound mental condition is a pre-requisite for a valid marriage under Indian laws.