IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC NO.938 OF 2009 VEENA KUMARI, DAUGHTER OF SRI DAROGA RAI, AND WIFE OF PRAKASH KUMAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GIJAS, TOLA SISWANIA, P.S. SARAIYA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR………………………….……PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, TIRHUT RANGE, MUZAFFARPUR 4. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, TIRHUT RANGE, MUZAFFARPUR 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MUZAFFARPUR, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR 6. THE STATION HEAD OFFICER OF SARAIYA POLICE STATION, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR 7. RADHA DEVI, WIFE OF SRI DAROGA RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GIJAS, TOLA SISWANIA, P.S. SARAIYA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR 8. PRAKASH KUMAR, WON OF SRI HITLAL RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GIJAS, TOLA SISWANIA, P.S. SARAIYA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR……………….………………………..RESPONDENTS *** 3. 19.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. In this writ petition, petitioner has contended that she is major and on her own volition, she has married with respondent no.8. However, a case was instituted by her mother in respect of her kidnapping by the accused persons which was registered as Saraiya P.S. Case No. 36 of 2009 under Section 364 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is directed to appear before the Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur and produce evidence of her majority as well as of - 2 - her marriage with respondent no. 8. The Superintendent of Police will consider the materials produced by the petitioner and shall also direct the Officer Incharge concerned to get the statement of the petitioner recorded under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. After the statement is recorded, the police will proceed with investigation of the case, on the basis of the materials produced before them and submit a final report as expeditiously as possible. If the petitioner appears and produces materials before the Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur, as above, and if the S.P. is satisfied with the materials, he will issue necessary directions to the police officials not to take any coercive action against the petitioner and her in-laws family till investigation is compete. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. B.T. (J.N. Singh, J.)