IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 2285 OF 2007 PETITION NO. 2285 OF 2007 PETITION NO. 2285 OF 2007 Ram Pyare Yadav ... Petitioner Vs. The Sr. Inspector of Police ... Respondents Tilak Nagar Police Station & ors. Mr. Charanjeet for Petitioner. Mr. A.S. Pai, APP for Respondents. CORAM CORAM CORAM : BILAL NAZKI & : BILAL NAZKI & : BILAL NAZKI & A.P. A.P. A.P. DESHPANDE, JJ. DESHPANDE, JJ. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE DATE DATE : 31ST MARCH, 2008 : 31ST MARCH, 2008 : 31ST MARCH, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. :- :- :- 1) The girl was produced by Police. Her statement has been recorded. She along with her father has been identified by the Advocate appearing for her. She states that she is a major and her age is 21 years old. She also appears to be more than 18 years of age. 2) Learned Additional Public Prosecutor also states that during the investigation, they have also found her to be a major. She stated in her statement that she has married Dinesh Sharma out of her own free will and she is living at Surat with her husband and she was with her husband when Police apprehended her. 2 3) Since the alleged detenu appears to be a major and it is also admitted that she has married Dinesh Sharma and is living with him out of her own free will, no further orders are necessary to be passed. However, if the Police feel that any offence has been committed by the Petitioner who all along maintained that alleged detenu was a minor, they may proceed against him in accordance with law. 4) With these observations, petition is dismissed. The alleged detenu is allowed to go anywhere she likes out of her own will. 5) Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that according to the Petitioner the boy with whom the alleged detenu has married is already married. These are the matters in which this Court cannot have jurisdiction. ( BILAL NAZKI, J.) BILAL NAZKI, J.) BILAL NAZKI, J.) ( A.P. DESHPANDE, J.) A.P. DESHPANDE, J.) A.P. DESHPANDE, J.)