# Madhya Pradesh HC grants child custody to policewoman mother 2026-08-18T01:17:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has awarded custody of a three-year-old boy to his mother, a police constable, ruling that the child's best interest is paramount. The division bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Alok Awasthi rejected the argument that the mother's job in the police department would prevent her from caring for the child. The court noted that since both parents have similar duty hours, the mother has an advantage as she can take the child to her workplace when needed. The custody dispute arose from an estranged couple, both police constables, amid divorce proceedings. The mother had approached the High Court through a habeas corpus petition after a family court arrangement gave custody to the father, with the mother having visiting rights on Saturdays and Sundays. The High Court reversed this, granting custody to the mother. The father has been given visiting rights every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. The arrangement will remain in place until a final order is passed by a competent court, including the family court where the divorce case is pending. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Indore, Justice Alok Awasthi, Justice Subodh Abhyankar, Madhya Pradesh High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/madhya-pradesh-hc-grants-child-custody-to-policewoman-mother/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/madhya-pradesh-hc-grants-child-custody-to-policewoman-mother/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/