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Duty of court while dealing with child custody matter

Here comes the role of Judges who handle such
matters. A child of such tender age has to be handled in a manner
where the child finds a friend in the Judge. First of all the
consultation with the child should be done in a language which the
child understands. Secondly, the child should never be called to
the Court room but only to the chamber. Thirdly, the Judge must
make an effort to build up a relationship with the child where the
child starts trusting the Judge. It is the duty of the presiding officer
to find out the truth from the child. Unfortunately, neither the
learned Magistrate nor the learned Sessions Judge tried to do this.
THE HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA
AGARTALA
Crl. Petn. No.09 of 2015
Smt. Sreeparna Banik (Saha),

- Vs. –

Sri Ankur Saha,

BEFORE
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. DEEPAK GUPTA

Citation: AIR 2016 (NOC)541 TRI