Mohana told FMT that the ruling meant that there should be no more excuses from Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar to delay taking action.

“MIC Wanita lauds the Federal Court’s decision. Indeed, it is a fair decision and sets a good precedent for such cases.

“This should serve as a lesson and a warning to anyone who tries to find shortcuts or loopholes in our legal system as a solution to their personal issues,” she said.

Mohana added that those who abuse religious constraints and use such means to get their way, must know that the law will prevail and their attempts will backfire.

Earlier today, the Federal Court ordered Ridhuan’s arrest for contempt of court.

Ridhuan, formerly known as K Patmanathan, had refused to return the couple’s youngest child Prasana Diksa, whom he abducted in 2009, to Indira.

The apex court also ordered the High Court in Ipoh to monitor the arrest.

The entire saga began in April 2009 after Ridhuan abducted Prasana, then 11-months old, and converted her along with her siblings, Tevi Darsiny, then 12, and Karan Dinish, then 11, to Islam.

He subsequently obtained a Shariah Court order awarding him custody of the children, but in 2010, the Ipoh High Court granted Indira full custody of all three children.

However, he had failed to return Prasana to Indira, and was later found guilty of being in contempt of court, with an order issued for his arrest.