IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.802 of 2010 Date of Decision : May 13, 2010 Narinder Sharma ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana through Home Secretary & others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. B.S. Saroha, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Dahiya, Advocate for respondents No. 5 to 8. T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) According to the petitioner, his daughter, namely, Meenu Sharma, was kept in illegal custody by respondents No. 5 to 8. In fact, she was a student of B.A. 1st year and went to the college on 28.4.2010 for appearing in the examination but did not return home uptil 6.00 P.M. on that day. The petitioner had submitted an application Annexure P1 on 29.4.2010 before S.H.O., Police Station, Sonepat for searching his daughter. Later on, the petitioner came to know that his daughter had been abducted by respondents No. 5 to 8. Pursuant to issuance of notice, respondents No.5 to 8 have put in appearance. Meenu Sharma, the alleged detenue, has also come Criminal Writ Petition No.802 of 2010 -2- present alongwith the aforementioned respondents. On being asked, she has stated that she was born in the year 1990 and presently a student of B.A. 1st year. She has got married with Pardeep Khatri-respondent No.6. She was not forced into the said marriage. In fact, the marriage was solemnized as per her own free will and volition. However, this marriage was not to the liking of her parents. She is living happily with respondent No.6 in his house. She does not want to accompany the petitioner. Instead, she wants to go back with respondent No.6 to his house. In view of the above, it cannot be said that Meenu Sharma, daughter of the petitioner, is being illegally confined by respondents No.5 to 8. Accordingly, there is no merit in the petition and the same is, therefore, dismissed. Rule is discharged. ( T.P.S.MANN ) May 13, 2010 JUDGE satish