The Orissa High Court has held that a child cannot be deprived of the love and affection of either parent, setting aside a Cuttack family court’s order that denied visitation rights to a father seeking to meet his two-year-old son.

A bench of Justice [Name not specified] observed that even when custody lies with one parent, the other must have reasonable access, noting that “a father who has been consistently approaching courts to see his son cannot be presumed to be a threat to him or his mother.”

The couple married in April 2021 and had a son in December 2023. The child has been residing with the mother since the couple’s separation. When the father approached the Cuttack family court seeking visitation, his plea was rejected on the ground that it could pose a “threat” to the mother an

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