1 APPLN-248.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.248 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Prashant Ramchandra Velkar & Anr. .... Respondents Ms P.P. Bhosale, APP, for the Applicant-State. Shri P.K. Hushing for Respondent No.2. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: JULY 04, 2011 P.C: This is an application for leave to file appeal against acquittal of the respondents ordered by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge for the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 366 r/w Section 34 of the IPC. The victim girl was aged 16-years-5- months at the time of the incident. She came up with the story that accused No.1, who used to be after her, took her in a Sumo car on the pretext of going for shopping. He, however, took her to Alandi where marriage was performed between accused No.1 and the victim by accused No.2. The prosecution story itself shows that 2 APPLN-248.11 when the victim and her father went to give a report to the police, at the police station accused No.1 and his friends were present and they told the police that accused No.1 had married the victim. The report of the incident was given twelve days after the incident dated 11-10-2007. In these circumstances, the learned Judge held that there was nothing to show that the victim was forcibly taken or enticed into going in for the marriage with accused No.1. No fault can be found with the view taken by the learned Judge. Leave refused. Appeal dismissed. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)