High Court Halts Hearing in Family Abuse Case

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the case against a couple accused by their 21-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son of abuse. The couple filed a petition to quash the FIR. The case will next be heard on September 9.

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has intervened in a case involving serious allegations of abuse lodged by a couple's 21-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son. The children accuse their parents of physical and mental torture, including deprivation of food and being locked in a dark room.

According to the couple's lawyer, Dharmendra Chaudhary, police have filed a charge sheet in the district court, and the trial had already commenced. However, the couple petitioned the High Court to quash the FIR—an appeal that led to Justice Vivek Rusia staying the hearing in the lower court as of July 25.

Scheduled to resume on September 9, the High Court's intervention suspends proceedings at the district level. The FIR, registered on October 25, 2021, includes charges under the Indian Penal Code, the POCSO Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act. The alleged victims claim they ran away from home due to the harassment and have since been living with their aunt.