IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.17615 of 2008 1. SAKUNTALA DEVI wife of Arjun Singh, 2. Santosh Kumar @ Abhimanu Singh son of Arjun Singh, & 3. Arjun Singh son of Late Hari Prasad Singh, all resident of village- Purdilpur, P.S. Derni, District- Saran …Petitioners Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …OP ----------- For the petitioners : Mr. R. B. S. Pahepuri, Advocate Mr. Awadesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the victim : Mr. Udai Shankar Singh, Advocate For the State : A.P.P. ------------ 3/ 19.04.2011 Heard the parties. The petitioners have sought quashing of the First Information Report bearing Derni P.S. Case No. 15 of 2005 instituted under sections 363, 366-A/34 Indian Penal Code pending in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra. On the last occasion, it was submitted that the petitioner no.2 had married the alleged kidnapped girl, who happens to be sister of the complainant/informant. Upon this, the court issued notice to the informant as well as the alleged victim and both of them are present in court and have identified each other. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the alleged victim girl i.e. Anita Kumari, daughter of Din Dayal Singh was major, her date of birth being 05.06.1977, whereas, the alleged occurrence is of 19.04.2005. This fact is disputed by the informant, who alleged that his sister was minor at the time of occurrence. Today, Anita Kumari has appeared with her two children aged about 2 five and three years respectively and submits that she was major even on the date of occurrence and had gone with the petitioner no.2 on her own sweet will and no one had kidnapped her. In view of the categorical statement of the alleged victim, First Information Report of Derni P.S. Case No. 15 of 2005 instituted under sections 363, 366-A/34 Indian Penal Code is hereby quashed. The application stands allowed. JA/- (Anjana Prakash,J.)