IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No.34730 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 17, 2011 Kajal Gotra & another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Ms.Ravinder Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per the matriculation certificate is 20.3.1994. Petitioner No.1 has averred that in fact this date of birth is wrong. She is actually born on 20.3.1993. There is no authentic proof of the date of birth of petitioner No.1 being 20.3.1993. The date of birth as mentioned in matriculation certificate has to be accepted as a correct date of birth. That being the position, petitioner No.1 is a minor and not of marriageable age. In such like cases, it would be difficult to recognise or issue direction for protection. Petitioner No.2 may have by now exposed himself for criminal liability by marrying a minor girl as well as of having committed some violation in regard to sexual offences. Faced with this situation, counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this petition. Dismissed as withdrawn as prayed for. November 17, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE