Crl.Misc. No. M-13687 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl.Misc.No.M-13687 of 2010 Date of decision: 05.09.2011 Kushal Kumar ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. S.S.Rana,Advocate and Mr.Sarvesh Kumar Gupta,Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Vishal Munjal,Assistant Advocate General, Punjab None for respondent No.2 **** SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 for quashing of FIR No. 22 dated 07.3.2010 under Sections 363, 366-A of the Indian Penal Code (`IPC' for short) registered at Police Station Kotwali,District Kapurthala (Annexure P6). Today, Raj Kumari @ Rajwinder Kaur, daughter of respondent No.2 is present in person and has stated that she has performed marriage with petitioner of her own free will and is presently residing with him. They have been blessed with a child. None has appeared on behalf of respondent No.2 despite service. Crl.Misc. No. M-13687 of 2010 2 The FIR in question was lodged by respondent No.2 (Annexure P6), alleging, therein that the petitioner had enticed away his daughter Rajwinder Kaur with the promise to marry her, to some unknown places. Since now the daughter of the complainant has appeared in the Court and has stated that she has performed marriage with the petitioner of her own free will and is residing with him in the matrimonial home, the continuation of criminal proceedings would be nothing but an abuse of process of law. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. FIR No. 22 dated 07.3.2010 under Sections 363 ,366-A IPC registered at Police Station Kotwali,District Kapurthala (Annexure P6) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (SABINA) JUDGE September 05, 2011 arya