The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by an Ahmedabad-based man who sought for his estranged wife to produce their five-year-old son. She had allegedly left their house with their son recently.

The petitioner, who is not divorced, had claimed that his wife had “taken away their son illegally” and denied him any meeting or communication, in a petition filed last week. In his submissions based on a police report, the petitioner’s counsel told the court that he shared a “close bond” with the child and that the estranged wife had allegedly refused to meet or discuss the matter.

On October 27, the HC had directed the prosecutor to place on record the status of the missing persons complaint filed by the petitioner on October 9, regarding his wife and son.

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