Hello Vaishnavi,
Have NO DOUBTS. No Doubts at all.
YES, A father has FULL rights on her daughter as much as your father has on you.
More than that, a daughter has FULL BIRTHRIGHT on her father as much as you have on your father.
CAN YOUR DAUGHTER FILE A CRIMINAL CASE ON YOU FOR DENYING HER BIRTHRIGHT TO LIVE WITH HER FATHER?
You mentioned that your husband has another affair.
Even if it is true, your daughter needs her beloved father.
It is the birth right of your daughter.
If a mother really loves her daughter, then she should honor the birth right of her daughter.
A mother cannot replace father role for a daughter.
So, talk to your husband and live together for restoring the birth right of your daughter.
Even if you cannot live with your husband, you should give equal rights to your husband to take care of your daughter.
The law might say that a father will not get custody if the daughter is below 5 years.
Even if the mother of a child, has an extra marital affair, the court gives custody to her.
How is it correct?
Law is blind. It cannot understand the injustice done to the girl child by denying her father.
So, please allow your daughter to have her father. Throw away the law.
Law can help break families. Let us not allow that.
CAN YOUR DAUGHTER FILE A CRIMINAL CASE ON YOU FOR DENYING HER BIRTHRIGHT TO LIVE WITH HER FATHER?
A child cannot speak for itself.
Let's honor the right of the child to live with both of its parents.
https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/A-child-cannot-speak-for-itself--115462.asp#.VMJI9keUeL0