IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. W.J.C. No.76 of 2011 POOJA KUMARI, daughter of Mankeshwar Rai and wife of Munna Pandey alias Amarnath Pandey, resident of Village Shivpur Mohalla, near Superia Cinema, P.S.-Bettiah Town, District-West Champaran. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Bettiah, West Champaran. 4. The Officer-in-Charge of Bettiah Town P.S., Bettiah, West Champaran. 5. Mankeshwar Rai, son of Late Krishnadeo Rai, resident of Village Sirsia, P.S. Chanpatia (O.P. Sirsia), District-West Champaran . At present Mohalla Hammat Nagar, Ward No.4, Bettiah, P.S. Bettiah Town, District West Champaran. 6. Munna Pandey @ Amarnath Pandey, son of Daramnath Pandey, resident of Village Shivpur Mohalla, near Superia Cinema, P.S. Bettiah Town, District West Champaran. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 14.3.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner has prayed for quashing of the criminal prosecution based on Bettiah Town Police Station Case No.03 of 2011, which was registered at the instance of her father (respondent no.5) alleging that respondent no.6 had kidnapped his daughter. The petitioner has stated that as a matter of fact, the petitioner and respondent no.6 both being major had married by themselves without consent of the family and as such being aggrieved, respondent no.5 had filed the present case. Learned counsel for the State submits that the question whether the petitioner was major at the alleged date of occurrence is a matter to be investigated. - 2 - Considering the submissions of the parties, let the aforesaid police case be investigated expeditiously without unnecessary delay and upon completion of the investigation, the police to submit the report. Till submission of the report by the police after investigation, let no coercive steps be taken against the petitioner and accused persons of the said police case. The writ application stands disposed of. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)