1 Cri.Appln.No.1842/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1842/2011. Ashif Khan Ahmed Khan Age: 21 Yrs., occu. Education R/o Jafarnagar, Jaswantpura, Aurangabad, Tq. And Dist. Aurangabad. = PETITIONER VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra Through the Superintendent of Police, Latur. 2) Khan Saima D/o Jafarali Age: 18 Yrs., occu. Student, R/o Labour Colony, Aurangabad. = RESPONDENTS Mr.SM Godsay, Advocate for Petitioner; Mr.VD Godbharale, APP for Resp.No.1/State Mr.SG Sangale, Adv. For Resp.No.2. ----- CORAM : A.H.JOSHI & A.R.JOSHI,JJ. DATE : 7th October, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT (PER:- A.H.JOSHI,J.) 1) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2) The person, in whose name the FIR in 2 Cri.Appln.No.1842/2011 Crime No.22/2011 was lodged, is added as Respondent No.2. She is present in person as well is represented through an advocate. 3) As we see from the record in the FIR, age of Respondent No.2 is shown to be 18 years. 4) The Respondent No.2 states that she is in marital wedlock with the petitioner and they are living their life as husband and wife. 5) In this background, we find no reason to disbelieve the version of the petitioner. 6) We, therefore, make the Rule absolute in terms of prayer clause (B) and quash the FIR (Annexure-C page 24 of the Criminal Application). sd/- sd/- (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.H.JOSHI,J.) bdv/