RAMESH CHANDRA VERMA vs JIN CHANDRA SAGAR . — SLP(Crl) No. 2120/2003

Summary In this child custody case heard on 11/05/2005, the Supreme Court disposed of the Special Leave Petition filed by father Ramesh Chandra Verma against a Trust (respondent Jin Chandra Sagar) that had allegedly taken his son Bhupendra to make him a 'Sanyasi' against the child's wishes. The Court ordered that the child, who had already left the Ashram and was in a welfare home at Alipore Road, New Delhi, be released to his parents' custody with liberty to provide counselling if deemed necessary. The Court directed the respondent-Trust to pay Rs.50,000 to each of two psychiatrists and one social worker who interviewed the child, and to deposit Rs.1,50,000 in the Court Registry within four weeks for this purpose. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.