M. Chockalingam, J.

Invoking the Writ jurisdiction of this Court, the petitioner, namely, Suresh, has filed this petition for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus for production of his wife Geetha and his minor daughter.

2. The affidavit filed in support of the petition is perused. The Court heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. On issue of summons, the 2nd respondent-the Inspector of Police, Thudiyalur Police Station, has produced the detenue before this Court on the previous hearing and since the learned counsel for the petitioner was not available, then the matter is posted today.

3. Today, the detenue is present along with her child. The case of the petitioner is that pursuant to the love affair between them, the marriage has taken place between himself and the said Geetha, the alleged detenue, on 212. 2006 and they were living happily at Coimbatore and as a result of which, the child was born on 16.02.2007. While the matter stood thus, when the petitioner came to the office as usual on 16.02.2009, the parents of the detenue, who are shown as respondents 3 and 4, along with rowdy elements, came over the place of the residence of the petitioner and kidnapped hi