WPCRL No. 1104 of 2009 Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Girish Chandra Lakhchaura, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Mr. Prabhakar Joshi, Brief Holder, present for the State-respondents. Heard. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought quashing of the First Information Report No. 645 of 2009, dated 13.12.2009, lodged by respondent No.3 Mohd. Ali Saifi, relating to offence punishable under Section 364 I.P.C. Brief facts of the case are that petitioner No.1 Tabbassum Jahan is daughter of respondent No.3 Mohd. Ali Saifi. In the First Information Report it has been alleged that Tabbassum Jahan, who is aged 15 years, was kidnapped by petitioner No.2 Imran Chaudhari and others. Learned counsel for the petitioners drew attention of this Court to the Nikahnama which is filed as Annexure-3 with this petition. Photographs have also been filed with the petition showing that the petitioners are married to each other. It is contended on behalf of the petitioners that under the Mohammedan Law a girl who has attained the age of puberty is competent to contract a valid marriage. The Mohammedan Law does provide that marriage of a minor girl after her puberty can be a valid marriage, but it requires consent of the guardian. The respondent No.3, father of petitioner No.1, has not given consent to the marriage said to have been solemnized between petitioner No.1 and petitioner No.2. Learned counsel for the petitioners relied to the case of Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another (2006) Supreme Court Cases (Criminal) 478, but the same protects the marriages of the major girls not the minor girls. In Annexure–1, filed with the petition, petitioners themselves admit that date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 04.08.1994, which means she is only 15 years old. In the above circumstances, this Court is not inclined to quash the First Information Report, as prayed by the petitioners. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed summarily with the observation that if petitioner No.2 surrenders before the court concerned, his bail application shall be heard and disposed of without unreasonable delay. (Stay Application No. 11082 of 2009 stands disposed of). (P.C.P., J.) 18.12.2009 NS