TANVI RUCHIT PATEL vs RUCHIT BHARAT PATEL — IA/3382/2026

Case Summary: IA 3382/2026 In this custody dispute, the Bombay High Court allowed the mother's (Tanvi Ruchit Patel) application to recover the minor child's passport, which had been deposited with the court in October 2024. The child had missed several international academic competitions due to the passport's custody, and the judge's private interaction with the child revealed he felt neglected by his father and aspired to participate in upcoming Olympiad competitions. The court granted the mother's request under prayer clause (b), recognizing that in parental custody battles, children are often victims who suffer collateral harm. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.