IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR WJC No 617 of 2011 Dipankar Dey S/O Late Swapan Dey R/O Mohalla Refugee Colony Near Kalisthan, Purabsarai, P.S. Kotwali, P.O. Munger, Distt. Munger - Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 2. Director General of Police, Patna, Bihar 3. Superintendent of Police, District – Munger 4. Officer-in-charge, Kotwali Police Station, District – Munger, Bihar 5. Shamshad Alam, resident of Baksagali, Purabsarai, P O – Munger, Police Station – Munger, District – Munger 6. Reshma Banu, wife of Shamshad Alam, resident of Baksagali, Purabsarai, Post – Munger, Police Station – Munger Kotwali, Munger 7. Maimuna Taiyab, wife of Dipankar Dey & daughter of Shamshad Alam, resident of Baksagali, Purabsarai, Post – Munger, P S – Kotwali, Munger - Respondents ----------- 7 08.09.2011 Pursuant to our order dated 23.08.2011, respondent No 7 for whose custody the present application has been filed by the petitioner, is personally present before us in Chambers. We discussed the matter and talked to her. She is major. She denies having married the petitioner. She denies having any such relationship with the petitioner. She does not want to go with the petitioner or to live with him. Petitioner asserts that she has married. In our view, this is not the jurisdiction to decide this issue but so far as custody is concerned, respondent No 7, being a major, cannot be compelled to live against her wishes. She is free to decide where and with whom she lives. She having clearly expressed her views of not to associate with the petitioner in any manner, she is free to live with her parents or wherever she wishes. No relief can be granted to the petitioner in these proceedings. This writ application is, accordingly, dismissed. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh) (Ashwani Kumar Singh)