P.D. Dinakaran, J.

The petitioner is a convict for the offence punishable under Sections 366 and 376 IPC and undergoing imprisonment in the Central Jail, Vellore. It is alleged that when his wife Nadhiya, aged 25 years, the detenue herein, used to visit the prison to see him, respondents 7 to 10 befriended her. His further allegation was that the eighth respondent after the detenues visit to the jail on 111. 2007, took her on a bike to his residence, respondents 7, 9 and 10 went to the residence of eighth respondent, gave a cool drink to her and thereafter, she was forcibly subjected to gang rape by respondents 7 to 10 and the same was informed to the petitioner, when she visited him on 1. 2008.

2. According to the petitioner, he lodged a complaint on 11. 2008 to the second respondent. Since the detenue did not visit him thereafter, suspecting danger to her life and person, he made a further complaint on 21. 2008 and following the same, the petitioner filed the above petition seeking production of the detenue before this Court and set her at liberty.

3. Considering the seriousness of the allegation, when the matter came up before this Court for admission on 12. 2008, t