HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRL.PETITION NO.3112 OF 2010 Date:09.04.2010 Between: Pothu Prasad and another …..Petitioners And: The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By Public Prosecutor and others. …..Respondents. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRL.PETITION NO.3112 OF 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed by the accused under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing F.I.R in Crime No.22 of 2010 of Mancherial Police Station relating to offences punishable under Section 366 I.P.C and Section 4 of the Child Marriage Restraint Act. 2) On report given by the 2nd respondent, who is father of the girl, the police registered the case. It is contended by the petitioner’s counsel that the girl is not a minor and is a major and that marriage between two major individuals is no offence at all. The petitioner filed S.S.C certificate of the boy. According to the petitioner’s counsel, the alleged victim girl is not a minor and that she has already attained the age of majority. It is a disputed question of fact. It is contended that both the accused and the girl went away voluntarily and got their marriage performed in Sri Rajarajeswari Temple at Vemulawada of Karimnagar District and that their marriage is valid and legal. This Court in this criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C cannot go into disputed questions of fact relating to age of the victim girl. It is a matter to be investigated into by the investigating officer during investigation and by the Court, where trial is to be conducted, to decide that question. At this stage, this Court does not find any merits in this petition. 3) Hence, this petition is dismissed. ________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU,J. April 9, 2009 KSH