Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J.

The present petition is maintained by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter to be called as “the Code”) for quashing of F.I.R No.24/2018, dated 27.1.2018, under Sections 363 and 366 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station, Sadar, Hamirpur, District Himarpur, H.P, pending before the learned Trial Court.

2. Briefly stating the facts, giving rise to the present petition are that on 26th January, 2018, FIR No.24 of 2018, under Sections 363 and 366 of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Police Station, Hamirpur, District Hamirpur, alleging therein that daughter of the complainant-respondent No.3 has eloped from her lawful custody. The petitioner and daughter of complainant-respondent No.3 knows each other and has developed good relation, when the petitioner was working at Relexo Showroom at Hamirpur and thereafter, he was transferred to Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur. The daughter of complainant-respondent No.3 eloped from her house on 26.1.2018 and went to Paonta Sahib, where the petitioner is working for his livelihood and pressed upon the petitioner to get marry and on her persuasions, t