Crl. Misc. No.M-13023 of 2010 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-13023 of 2010 Date of Decision: January 24,2011 Sarita ...................................................................... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ................................ Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Ms. Manisha Lamba, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Virk, DAG, Haryana, for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. Rampal Verma, Advocate for respondent Nos. 4 and 5. ... RITU BAHRI, J. This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is for protection of life and liberty at the hands of respondent Nos. 4 and 5 and for recording of statement of the petitioner in FIR No. 93 dated 7.4.2010 under Sections 363/366/506/34 IPC at Police Station S.G.M. Nagar, Faridabad. As per the petitioner, she was being pressurized by her parents to perform marriage with a boy who was a divorcee and having two Crl. Misc. No.M-13023 of 2010 [ 2 ] children. In the night of 2-3/4/2010, the petitioner over heard the talks of her parents i.e. respondent Nos. 4 and 5 that they were to get some money in lieu of her marriage. She left the house and went to Bombay with her friend Golu @ Amit. Amit is approximately 16 years of age. The petitioner and Golu reached back Faridabad by train on 30.4.2010 and came to know that her mother-respondent No.4 had lodged a FIR against Golu, father of Golu- Ramesh, mother of Golu-Munni and brother-in-law of Golu-Mahender. The petitioner tried to persuade her parents not to register a false case against the family of Golu @ Amit. She has also sent representations dated 3.5.2010 and 4.5.2010 to Commissioner of Police, Faridabad, vide Annexures P1 and P2 respectively. The petitioner submits that she is not a minor and that her parents had entered a wrong date of birth in the school records which is less by two years. The exact date of birth of the petitioner is 25.8.1991. She has recorded her statement in the Court of JMIC, Faridabad, on 27.8.2010 (Annexure P3). As per her statement, she has disclosed her age to be 19 years but could not produce any proof of age. She has virtually refused to go with her mother. Keeping in view the fact that Sarita is minor and her safety being the primary concern, it was ordered by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class to send her to Nari Niketan, Karnal, till further orders. The Investigating Officer was directed to take care of Sarita during her transit to Karnal as she was pregnant. Directions were given to take proper care regarding diet and boarding of Sarita. On 15.9.2010, this Court in view of the fact that petitioner had reached the age of 18 years and she had married of her own and was pregnant, has issued directions that she should be Crl. Misc. No.M-13023 of 2010 [ 3 ] released from Nari Niketan. Mr. P.S.Virk, DAG, Haryana, states that nothing survives for adjudication in the present criminal miscellaneous as the statement of the petitioner has been recorded in the Court of JMIC on 27.8.2010. She has reached the age of majority i.e. 18 years, married Golu @ Amit and is pregnant. She is staying with her husband. Mr. Rampal Verma, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 4 and 5, states that the respondents have now reconciled to the marriage of the petitioner. In view of the above, the criminal miscellaneous is disposed of as having become infructuous. 24.1.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE