AB 50/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE H BARUAH Heard Mr. S.U.Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. B B Gogo i, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam. Informant Shri Bhupendra Singh is the father of the victim namely Ms. Re shma Singh. He filed an FIR with the Officer-in-Charge, Noonmati P.S.Case agains t the petitioner herein alleging that on 1.11.2010 at 7 am his daughter had been taken away by Sunnu Ali. On receipt of the FIR the Noonmati P.S.Case No.413/201 0 U/S 366,IPC was registered. It will be appropriate to note at this stage that the First Informant in dicates the age of the victim as 19 years. The petitioner, therefore, apprehends registration of the case as indicated above, has approached this court by filin g bail application U/S 438 Cr.P.C. praying the court to provide him privilege of pre-arrest bail in view of the facts and grounds contended in the bail applicat ion. Mr. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim wa s in love with the petitioner and the victim girl at the time of living her pa rents home was 19 years of old and at present both the victim and the petitioner is living as husband and wife. In view of the submissions advanced by Mr. Ahmed, learned counsel for th e petitioner and the materials available on record, which I have perused includi ng the statements of the victim girl U/S 164 Cr.P.C. wherein the victim has cate gorically stated that she was in love with the petitioner and on her own she el oped with the petitioner and now they are living as husband and wife. She also s tated that her present age is 19 years of old. Having note of this facts, more particularly the statements of the victi m girl recorded U/S 164 Cr.P.C. the interim bail provided by this court on 10.1. 2011 is hereby made absolute. Petitioners shall be at liberty to approach the court below for regular bail if so advised. Bail application stands disposed of.