IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. W. P. No. 454 of 2009 Date of Decision:-19.5.2009 Irfan Hussain .... Petitioner Versus State of U.T. Chandigarh & Ors. ... respondents. Present:- Mr. Raj Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Ashima Mor, Advocate, for Mr. Anupam Gupta, Advocate, for respondents No. 1 and 2. Mr. J.S.Dadwal, Advocate, for respondents No. 3 to 8. M.M.S.BEDI. (J) (Oral) Petitioner has filed this Habeas Corpus petition for release of Neetu Nazia and his daughter namely Kusum, aged about one month, claiming that his wife and his daughter have been illegally detained by his in-laws (respondents No. 3 to 8). Pursuant to the notice issued Neetu Nazia has been produce in the Court. She has stated that she is happily staying with her family members including mother Chhoti Devi and that she has not been illegally detained by any of the private respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that Neetu Nazia is making a false statement in the Court. It has been argued that there is also a child born out of the wedlock. After considering all the facts and circumstances of this case, I am of the considered opinion that the scope of Habeas Corpus cannot be extended to hold an inquiry whether Neetu Nazia was actually married to the petitioner or that she is telling a lie. It is sufficient to observe that she claims that she has not been illegally detained by her parents and that she is Crl. W. P. No. 454 of 2009 -2- willingly living with her family members. In view of above said, this petition has become infructuous. However, petitioner will be at liberty to avail any other remedy available to him to establish his submissions put forth in the Court today. May 19, 2009 (M.M.S.Bedi) tripti Judge