Overview

• The Centre told the bench that email IP tracking placed the mother in Bihar on July 8, Nepal on July 11–12 and Russia by July 16 after she left Delhi on July 7
• Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi condemned her exit as a gross contempt after noting both her own passport and the surrendered child’s travel document
• The court raised concerns that officials at the Russian embassy may have colluded to produce a duplicate passport for the four-year-old
• The bench ordered the Ministry of External Affairs to activate diplomatic channels and prepare to issue a Red Corner notice to secure the child’s return
• Delhi Police was instructed to file a comprehensive status report within seven days detailing efforts to locate the minor and enforce the custody order