Commonwealth ex rel. Parikh v. Parikh

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Nayana Sanat Parikh, appellant, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking custody of her two-year old son. Appellant and her husband, appellee, are both citizens of India, who have been granted visas to remain in the United States. They were married on *242March 13, 1967 in. Ahmedabad, India and in June of that year left for the United States and took up residence in Pittsburgh. Their son, Rajeev, was born in Pittsburgh.

In August of 1969 appellee returned to India to visit his parents, after learning that his father was ill. Approximately a month later, his wife…