In Brief
A father appealed against a High Court order that reversed a Sessions Judge decision granting him visitation rights under the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Supreme Court held that an application for visitation under Section 29 is maintainable and that the Sessions Judge properly considered the child's interest—a three-year-old—by limiting visits to the second and fourth Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The High Court had erred in finding the remanded order non-compliant. The Court restored the Sessions Judge's order and directed the mother to cooperate to enable the child to see the father, noting the father had been unable to visit for three years due to court proceedings."
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