Sending minor girls to protection homes in elopement cases not "illegal confinement", cannot be challenged by habeas corpus plea: Patna HC

Sending a girl to a Protection Home can never be equated with any punishment, the Court said, adding that the role of Court is that of a guardian in cases of involving a minor child.
Sending minor girls to protection homes in elopement cases not "illegal confinement", cannot be challenged by habeas corpus plea: Patna HC
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The Patna High Court recently ruled that sending a minor girl to a state protection home in cases of elopement, particularly when the girl refuses to go with her parents or family, is not illegal confinement.

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