THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.28 OF 2008 DATED 17th FEBRURAY, 2011. BETWEEN : N.Lokesh & another .. Petitioners and The State of A.P. & another ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.28 OF 2008 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the F.I.R. in crime No.171 of 2007 of Rajampet (U) Police Station, Kadapa District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 366 of Indian Penal Code. Heard. The main contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the victim girl is aged about 20 years and a major. Both the first respondent as well as the victim girl married each other on 12.11.2007 and a copy of marriage certificate issued by the Marriage Registrar, Tirupati, is also filed along with this Criminal Petition. Petitioner already approached this Court by way of filing a writ petition and in the said writ petition also the respondent-Police were directed not to interfere with the personal liberty of the first petitioner and victim girl herein. Considering all these circumstances, this Court is of the view that any continuation of further proceedings would amount to abuse of process and they are liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the further proceedings against the petitioners in crime No.171 of 2007 of Rajampet (U) Police Station, Kadapa District, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 17.02.2011 sur