Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Mumbai police to provide protection to a 31-year-old pregnant woman from a minority community who fled her home to marry her partner, as her family refused to accept their relationship. The court noted that the woman was an adult and was free to make her own decisions.

Habeas Corpus Petition Filed By Father Disposed Of

A bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shyam Chandak, last week, disposed of the habeas corpus (produce the person in court) petition filed by the woman’s father claiming that his daughter was missing since April this year.

Pursuant to court orders, the police produced the woman in court, who has been residing with her partner outside Maharashtra.

Woman Confirms She Left Home Voluntarily

The judges interviewed the woman in

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