THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11709 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Cr.No.236 of 2010 of I Town Police Station, Chirala, Prakasam District, whereby he is arrayed as accused for the offence punishable under Section 363 IPC. Heard. Petitioner’s counsel present. Respondents’ counsel absent. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 363 IPC. The allegation against the petitioner is that he eloped with one Devarapalli Sunitha, who is the daughter of the first respondent herein. Learned counsel for the petitioner filed the photographs to substantiate that the petitioner herein married the said Devarapalli Sunitha – the third respondent herein, who is the daughter of the first respondent herein and he also filed the affidavit of the said Devarapalli Sunitha in which she has stated that on her own accord since she being a major, married the petitioner herein. Considering the above said facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that there is nothing to proceed with the investigation. Hence, the crime is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the entire proceedings in crime in 236 of 2010 of I Town Police Station, Chirala, Prakasam District, are hereby quashed. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 3rd November 2011, Rns