IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.WP No. 2 of 2009 Date of decision: 18.3.2009 Rajinder Kumar ... Petitioner Versus State of H.P & Ors. … Respondents Coram : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner: Mr.Rajiv Rai, Advocate For the respondent: Mr.R.M.Bisht and Mr. Rajesh Mandhotra, Deputy Advocate Generals for respondents No.1 to 3 Mr.G.C.Gupta, Sr.Advocate with Mr.Ashish Jamwal, Advocate for respondents No.4 to 8 ____________________________________________________________ Deepak Gupta, J (Oral). On 10th March, 2009 we had issued notice on the petition and directed the respondent No.2- Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur to ensure that Ankita Sharma is produced before us today. Ankita Sharma has been produced by her parents, respondents No.4 and 5 and her grandfather Shri Amar Nath is also present. ASI Mohinder Singh, L.C. Maya No.166 and Raj Kumar, 1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes. 2 Constable No.449, Police Station, Barmana are also present. According to the petitioner, he married Ankita Sharma on 23rd December, 2008. It is alleged in the petition that respondents No.4 and 5 in connivance with other relatives had forcibly taken away Ankita Sharma from his house against her wishes. Today when Ms.Ankita Sharma was produced before us, we requested Ms.Devyani Sharma and Ms.Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Advocates to sit with Ankita Sharma, so that if there is any pressure on the mind of Ankita Sharma, that can be removed. After some time we took up the case in the Chambers and have ascertained the wishes of Ankita Sharma who is a major. She has stated that she has married the petitioner and wants to reside with him. She states that she had not been forcibly taken by her parents but had gone to her parents’ house of her own free will. Keeping in view the wishes of Ankita Sharma, we have called her parents and grandfather as well as the mother of the petitioner in the Chamber and again asked her what she wants to do in their presence also. She again stated clearly that she 3 wants to go with the petitioner. Therefore, Ankita Sharma is permitted to go with the petitioner. We have been informed by Shri G.C.Gupta, learned Senior that FIR No.43 of 2004 has been lodged at Police Station, Barmana, District Bilaspur against the parents of Ankita sharma at the instance of the petitioner. Since Ankita Sharma has clearly stated that she had gone to her parents’ house of her own free will, we direct that the said FIRs be cancelled in accordance with law. Shri Rajinder Kumar, petitioner stated that he shall make an application to the police that since his wife is now living with him, the proceedings against the parents be dropped. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Copy dasti. ( Deepak Gupta ), J. March 18, 2009 ( V.K.Ahuja ), J. (m)