the statute itself provides for as to who shall be the natural guardian, the said affidavit would not have much significance. Smt. Bobde in support of his submissions relied on the judgment of this Court in the cases of Tejaswini Gaud and others vs. Shekhar Jagdish Prasad Tewari and others16 and Yashita Sahu vs. State of Rajasthan and others17. 9. Though allegations and counter allegations have been made by the parties against each other, we do not propose to go into them as they may cause prejudice to the rights of either of the parties in the proceedings that may arise between them. 16 (2019) 7 SCC 42 17 (2020) 3 SCC 67 1110. The question on the maintainability of the Habeas Corpus petition with regard to custody of the minor child has come up for consideration before this Court in several matters. 11. This Court in the case of Tejaswini Gaud and others (supra) after considering the earlier cases, observed thus: “19. Habeas corpus proceedings is not to justify or examine the