Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man who alleged that his wife had kept a baby in illegal detention, calling the plea not maintainable and an abuse of the process of law. The court imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 and directed the petitioner to deposit the amount with the Mukhyamantri Vidyadaan Kosh within four weeks. In its order dated Feb 23, the court said it had examined reports submitted by the investigating agency before the additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) and noted that it was suspected the petitioner’s wife delivered a child on Sept 13, 2024, while concealing her identity. The court observed that the petitioner’s complaint on the same issue was already pending before the ACJM and that he offered no explanation for approaching the high court at a belated stage by invoking its writ jurisdiction. The court also held that the petition failed to disclose how the child was in “illegal detention.” It recorded that the child, if any, was with the mother and the biological father, and that the petitioner was not the biological father. On that basis, the court concluded that no case of illegal detention was made out. In the pending complaint before the ACJM, the man alleged that his wife had been living with her brother-in-law since May 2024 and the relationship resulted in the birth of a child. tnn
