R/CR.

MA/13658/2014

ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE
FIR/ORDER) NO. 13658 of 2014
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YUSUF IBRAHIM MOHAMMED LOKHAT & 4....Applicant(s)

Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & 1....Respondent(s)
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Appearance:
MR NASIR SAIYED, ADVOCATE for the Applicant(s) No. 1 - 5
DS AFF.NOT FILED (N) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
MR AN SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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1.

CORAM:HONOURABLEMR.JUSTICEJ.B.PARDIWALA
Date:02/12/2014
ORALORDER
Rule returnable forthwith. Mr. Shah, the learned APP

waivesserviceofnoticeofruleforandonbehalfoftherespondentNo.1
State of Gujarat. The respondent no.2 original informant although
servedwiththenoticeissuedbythisCourt,haschosennottoappear
eitherinpersonorthroughanadvocate.
2.

Bythisapplication,thepetitionersoriginalaccusedseekto

invoketheinherentpowersofthisCourtunderSection482oftheCode
ofCriminalProcedure,1973prayingforquashingoftheF.I.R.beingC.R.
No.II247of2014filedbeforetheKamrejPoliceStation,Surat(Rural)
fortheoffencepunishableunderSections9,10,11oftheProhibitionof
Child Marriage Act, 2006, which upon filing of the chargesheet, has
culminatedinCriminalCaseNo.1642of2014pendingintheCourtof
thelearnedJ.M.F.C.,Kathor,District:Surat.

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3.

ORDER

ItappearsthatanFIRwaslodgedbytherespondentno.2in

her capacity as a Superintendent of the 'Children Home for Girls'

situatedatRamnagar,Rander,Surat.IntheFIR,ithasbeenstatedthat
the Home received a letter on 16.06.2014 from one Shri Dawood
Mohammed Asmaal, resident of Vhoraji Faliyu, PostKathor, Taluka
Kamrej,DistrictSuratinformingthathisdaughterviz.AlmaasDawood
Asmaal born on 09.04.1997 and aged 17 years & 03 months at that
pointoftime,hasgotmarriedwiththepetitionerno.1hereinaged21
years. In the FIR, it is further stated that the father of the girl had
informedthathisdaughtercouldnothaveperformed Nikaah withthe
petitionerno.1asshewasaminor.Therespondentno.2onreceiptof
suchaletterthoughtfittofiletheFIR.TheFIRhasbeenlodgedagainst
theaccusedpersonsoftheoffencepunishableunderSections9,10,11
oftheProhibitionofChildMarriageAct,2006.
4.

Thepetitionerno.1beforemeisthehusbandofthegirl,the

petitionersnos.2,3,4and5arethepersonsresidinginthelocality,who
arenowayconcernedinanymannerwiththemarriageofthepetitioner
no.1withthegirl.
5.

Itisnotindisputethattheboyandgirlbotharemuslims.

AccordingtothepersonalLawofMuslims,thegirlnosoonersheattains
thepubertyorcompletesthe15years,whicheverisearlier,iscompetent
togetmarriedwithouttheconsentofherparents. Thisisnotacase
where there are any allegation of enticing or taking away so as to
constitutethepunishmentunderkidnappingfromlawfulguardianship
underSection361oftheIPC.Itappearsthattheparentsofthegirlhave
also now accepted the marriage. The petitioner no.1 and his wife
viz.AlmaasbotharepersonallypresentintheCourt.Theyconfirmabout
their marriage. Almaassubmitsthatshe ishappilyresiding with her

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ORDER

husbandathermatrimonialhome.
6.

Havingregardtothepeculiarfactsofthecase,inmyview,

nocaseismadeouttoprosecutethecriminalproceedingsfurther.
7.

In the result, this application is allowed. The further

proceedingsofCriminalCaseNo.1642of2014pendingintheCourtof
thelearnedJ.M.F.C.,Kathor,District:SuratarisingfromtheC.R.No.II
247 of 2014 filed before the Kamrej Police Station, Surat Rural are
herebyorderedtobequashed. Consequently,allfurtherproceedings
pursuanttosuchFIRshallstandterminated.
Ruleismadeabsolute.Directserviceispermitted.

(J.B.PARDIWALA,J.)

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