Criminal Misc. No. M-31394 of 2011(O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-31394 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: November 14, 2011 Manpreet Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Ms.Deepa Jain, Advocate for Mr.Malkeet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, Manpreet Singh seeks quashing of First Information Report (for short “FIR”) No.135 dated July 09 th, 2011 registered under Sections 363-A and 366 of Indian Penal Code (for short “IPC”) in Police Station Sadar, Jalandhar. 2. Prosecution was launched on the statement of Mangal Singh, father of Sukhwinder Kaur against the petitioner, alleging that his daughter Sukhwinder Kaur was taken away by the petitioner by alluring her. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that he has married with Sukhwinder Kaur on July 18 th, 2011 according to Hindu Vedic rites at Chandigarh, of course, against the wishes of her father – respondent No.2. Birth Certificate of Sukhwinder Kaur (Annexure P2) depicting her date of birth as July 12 th, 1992 and the Marriage Certificate (Annexure P3) have been placed on record. She is major. It has been also pleaded that both of them are leading a happy married life. Both of them also approached this Court by filing a petition (CRM No.M-24729 of 2011 titled “Amarnath and others vs. State of Punjab and others”) seeking protection from Mangal Singh and others, Criminal Misc. No. M-31394 of 2011(O&M) [2] which fact reflects that she has willingly married with the petitioner. 4. In view of above, offence of kidnapping of Sukhwinder Kaur and to compel her for marriage, is not made out. The FIR against the petitioner is nothing, but abuse of process of law. 5. In view of above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.135 dated July 09 th, 2011 registered under Sections 363-A and 366 IPC in Police Station Sadar, Jalandhar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. November 14, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE