1 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1100 OF 2009 Sanjay Hiralal Kapre ..Petitioner -versus Kishor Kisanlal Gawali and ors .. Respondents Mr.Ganesh K. Sovani, for the Petitioner. Ms P.H.Kantharia, APP for the state. Mr. Surel Shah, i/b Ajit Salvi for respondent Nos l & 2. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI, & R. G. KETKAR JJ DATED: 7th May, 2009 P.C. 1. The case of the petitioner is that he is engaged to one Ms Deepika Kishor Gawali, who is daughter of respondent Nos l & 2. According to the petitioner, respondent Nos l & 2 have kept Deepika under house 2 arrest. We, therefore, directed the police to produce Deepika in our Court. Accordingly Deepika was produced today. We interviewed Deepika at length. She told us that she wants to marry the petitioner Sanjay Hiralal Kapre. 2. Deepika is major. We asked Deepika whether she is giving her statement under any pressure, coercion or threats. She stated that she is making this statement voluntarily. She stated that she is not under pressure and that she wants to marry Sanjay Kapre. We also interviewed the petitioner Sanjay Kapre, in our chamber. Sanjay Kapre told us that he wants to marry Deepika. 3. We also interviewed respondent Nos l & 2 who are the parents of Deepika and we informed them that Deepika wants to marry Sanjay and that since she is major, we cannot give any direction that she should be sent to their house. We have also heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for respondent Nos l &2, and learned APP. Sou. Bharti Chandrashekhar Shetty, residing at Majiwada, Thane 400 601, who is the sister of Sanjay Kapre is present in the Court. Deepika told us that 3 she will go with Sou Bhgarti Shetty to her house and stay there till she gets married to the petitioner. Deepika, being a major person, we cannot restrain her. The petitioner Sanjay Kapre told us that he will marry Deepika and take good care of her. Bharti the petitioner’s sister told us that she will take care of Deepika while she stays with her. 4. In view of the aforestated facts the petition is disposed of . (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J) (R.G. KETKAR, J)