IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1001 of 2008 Chandani Khatoon alias Chandani Kumari, Daughter of Md. Muzir @ Chote Mian, resident of village Daulatpur, P.S. Bhagwanganj in the district of Patna. Versus 1. The state of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna. 3. The Superintendent, Government Womencare Home, Gaighat, Patna. 4. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Masaurhi, in the district of Patna. 5. The Officer Incharge of Bhagwanganj, P.S. in the district of Patna. 6. Amrit Lal @ Chote @ Rajesh, son of Sri Jagdish Choudhary, resident of village Daulatpur, P.S. Bhagwanganj in the district of Patna. ----------- For the Petitioner : M/S. Sunil Kumar & Susant Kumar. For the Respondents 1 to 6: Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha, S.C. XVIII & Mr. Baidyanath Thakur, J.C. to S.C. XVIII ------------ P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------------ Dated, the 24th October, 2008. The petitioner is present before us. She states that she on her own without any pressure from any quarter has married respondent no. 6 Amrit Lal @ Chote @ Rajesh and that she wants to reside with him. She submits that her father has disapproved her marriage with Amrit Lal and, accordingly, filed a first information - 2 - report. Although in the first information report her age is shown to be 14 years, we find that in the statement recorded under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure her age has been shown to be 20 years. The government counsel also submits that to his estimate the petitioner is major. 2. In view of the statement of the petitioner who appears to be major, we pass the following order : (i) The Superintendent, After Care Home, Gaighat, Patna shall release the petitioner to enable her to reside with her husband Amrit Lal @Chote @ Rajesh of village Daulatpur, P.S. Bhagwanganj, District Patna. (ii) Order accordingly. 3. Writ petition stands disposed of. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J AMIN/-