Chennai, Sept. 19 -- The Madras High Court has denied a woman from Ooty custody of her two minor children, citing her admitted conduct of sending "nude and semi-nude photographs" to another man and having "late-night calls and video calls" with him before she separated from her husband.

A bench of Justices PT Asha and N Mala held that the children, aged seven and nine, were of "impressionable age" and their mother's company could thus be detrimental to their welfare.

"The minors in question are at an impressionable age if their custody is handed over to the appellant mother, considering her admitted conduct, they would grow up without understanding the difference between what is morally and ethically correct," the High Court said.

The ...