IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.804 of 2008 ----- Laxman Roy son of Late Ram Kehlawan Ray, resident of village Dadhi, P.S.-Nanpur, District-Sitamarhi. ……. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Inspector General of Police, Tirhut at Muzaffarpur. 4. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tirhut at Muzaffarpur. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi. 6. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pupari, District-Sitamarhi. 7. The Station House Officer of Pupari Police Station, Pupri, District- Sitamarhi. …….. Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Advocate Mr. Nagendra Prasad Yadav, Advocate For the respondents: Mr.Kumar Udai Bhanu Roy, Government Advocate IV ------- 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 habeas corpus petition is at the instance of the father for production of his daughter Mana Kumari @ Seema Kumari, as according to him, she has been illegally detained by Baijnath Paswan. The petitioner has stated that his daughter Mana Kumari, who is fourteen years old, was kidnapped from his house on Ist Feburary, 2008. He has also lodged a first information report being Nanpur P.S.Case No.15/2008 under Sections 366A, 366, 120B, 341, 323, 379, - 2 - 504 read with Section 34 IPC. 2. The girl Mana Kumari has been produced before us. She stated that she has married Baijnath Paswan of her own free will without any pressure or undue influence from any quarter much less Baijnath Paswan. She claimed that she was major and about 20 years old. 3. In the light of the statement made by Mana Kumari @ Seema Kumari, we are satisfied that no further order needs to be passed by this court and she must be at liberty to reside wherever she wants. Habeas corpus jurisdiction cannot be converted in forum to resolve the dispute concerning guardianship, nor determine the disputed question of fact regarding age of the girl. 4. Habeas corpus is, accordingly, disposed of. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Sunil