IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-19157 of 2011 Date of Decision: July 06, 2011 Manpreet Kaur .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Gopal Singh Nahel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. None for respondent No.5. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing order dated 6.4.2011 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Mukerian. The petition has been filed at the instance of Manpreet Kaur wife of Amrit Pal Singh son of Harwinder Singh. 2. In the petition, it has been pleaded that the Crl. Misc. No. M-19157 of 2011 [2] petitioner fell in love with Amrit Pal Singh and got married. Respondent No.5, who is father of the petitioner, opposed the marriage and refused to accept the same, and threatened the husband and wife of dire consequences. An FIR was got lodged bearing No.6 dated 22.3.2011 under Sections 363, 366-A, 376 IPC against Amrit Pal Singh on the pretext that petitioner is 17 ½ years of age. It transpires that Amrit Pal Singh has been arrested and is in custody. 3. Be that as it may, it appears that the petitioner appeared before the Judicial Magistrate and suffered a statement that she did not want to go to her parental home and be sent to protective home. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, petitioner was kept in protective home and has been produced today in Court. 4. Shri Harwinder Singh son of Gurmit Singh and Smt. Hardeep Kaur wife of Harwinder Singh are present in Court, they being father-in-law and mother-in-law of petitioner, Manpreet Kaur. They identify the petitioner as their daughter-in-law and are ready and willing to take her to their home. Manpreet Kaur who is present in Court states that she would like to go to her in-laws’ home with Harwinder Singh and Hardeep Kaur. 5. The reason for leaving the protective home is that Manpreet Kaur is an expecting mother and statedly is not getting proper diet and care as is required by a pregnant woman. Crl. Misc. No. M-19157 of 2011 [3] Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to go to her in-laws’ home alongwith Harwinder Singh (father-in-law) and Hardeep Kaur (mother-in-law). 6. The petition is accordingly disposed of. 7. Copy of the order be given under signatures of Special Secretary of the Bench. (AJAI LAMBA) July 06, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?