JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to call for the entire records relating to the Special S.C.No.145 of 2021, pending on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases under POCSO Act at Chennai and quash the same.)

1. This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Special S.C.No.145 of 2021, pending on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases under POCSO Act at Chennai for the offences punishable under Section 363 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act and Sections 363 and 346 of IPC and Section 9(1) r/w Section 10 of POCSO Act 2012.

2. The allegation against the petitioner is that he had kidnapped the daughter of the second respondent/defacto complainant, who is aged about 17 years and married her.

3. The petitioner has submitted that he and the daughter of the second respondent loved each other and got married. As their marriage was not accepted by both the families, they eloped and based on the complaint given by the second respondent, the petitioner was arrested. Thereafter, the second respondent has arranged marriage of his dau