IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.948 of 2010 1. SALMA KHATOON 2. CHANDRAMAULI SHARMA 3. JAY BAHADUR SHARMA 4. RAM SHANKAR SHARMA 5. RAMRUP MISTRY AND 6. SMT MAYA DEVI, RESIDENT OF SERANCHAK BALIA POLICE STATION BALIA. VERSUS 1 STATE OF BIHAR 2 DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BEGUSARAI 3 SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BEGUSARAI 4 MD ERSHAD ALAM, OFFICER IN CHARGE, BALIA POLICE STATION 5 MD. ILIYAS 6 MOST SAROON NISHA 7 MD. ARIF AND 8 MD KALAM. ----------- 2 11.10.2010. Respondent no. 6 filed Balia Police Station No. 186 of 2010 u/s 363,366 & 372 I.P.C. against petitioner nos.2 to 6 alleging that they kidnapped minor daughter, namely, Salma Khatoon aged about 16 years. In fact, she is petitioner no.1 in the instant writ petition and joined hand with other petitioners in filing the instant writ petition for quashing the F.I.R. of the aforesaid case. Petitioner no. 1 states that she is major and at her own free will she married petitioner no.2. In support of submission, she has annexed certificate issued to her under the provisions of the Marriage Act in proof of her marriage as well as age issued by the Bihar School Examination Board. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further relies on a decision of the Apex court rendered in case of Lata Singh Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, reported in AIR 2006 SC 2522 in which it has been observed that a major girl/boy is free to marry anyone of her/his choice 2 irrespective of caste, religion etc. In the facts of the case, this court observes tat the IO of the case would got recorded 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. statement of petitioner no.1 and submit report to the court below at the earliest. No coercive steps would be taken against petitioner nos. 1 to 6 in the aforesaid case for a period of six weeks from today. Let this order be communicated to the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai through FAX at the cost of the petitioners. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)